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VMS Eve (WhiteKnightTwo), the carrier of Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity (SpaceShipTwo) spacecraft, made its first post-repair flight from Mojave Airport (California) to Spaceport America (New Mexico). This was
VMS Eve (WhiteKnightTwo), the carrier of Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity (SpaceShipTwo) spacecraft, made its first post-repair flight from Mojave Airport (California) to Spaceport America (New Mexico). This was reported by SpaceNews.
The post writes that VMS Eve, which has been in repair on Mojave since October 2021, has replaced the pylon and horizontal stabilizers that VSS Unity needed to connect.
Quoting Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglaser, SpaceNews confirmed that VSS Unity will begin commercial flights in the second quarter of 2023, while the booster and spaceplane will pass flight tests in the first quarter.
The publication reminds that the first commercial flight of VMS Eve and VSS Unity will be performed for the benefit of the Italian Air Force. After that, Virgin Galactic plans to begin tourist suborbital flights with a queue of about 800 people.
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