Virgin Galactic’s passenger spaceship completes its third hypersonic test flight

Virgin Galactic’s passenger spaceship VSS Unity has completed its third supersonic flight. It was the ship’s highest and fastest test to date, hitting Mach 2.4 and a height of 170,800 feet. The test helped Virgin Galactic gain data on supersonic aerodynamics and thermodynamics, as well as more experience at high altitudes. After being lifted to …

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