{"id":17932,"date":"2019-02-22T10:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T15:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17932"},"modified":"2019-02-22T13:54:14","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T18:54:14","slug":"virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo-test-flight-feb-22-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17932","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo test flight – Feb.22.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

[ Updates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

12:14 pm ES<\/strong>T: Max altitude is reportedly 294,000 feet, or 89.6 km, or 55.7 miles<\/del>. [Update<\/a>: 295,007 feet, or 89.9 km, or 55.87 miles.]<\/p>\n

12:08 pm EST<\/strong>: The SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity is back safely on the ground after a second successful powered flight to the edge of space. Official apogee not yet announced. Unity definitely achieved 50+ miles, which crosses the USAF\/NASA definition for the boundary altitude to space.<\/p>\n

11:56 am EST<\/strong>: The motor has finished firing and the vehicle reached Mach 3<\/a>.<\/p>\n

11:55 am EST<\/strong>: Unity has been released and its motor is firing.<\/p>\n

11:28 am EST<\/strong>: The WK2\/SS2 combo should reach the launch altitude in about half an hour and release the SS2 for its powered test flight. There are three crew persons on the SS2 today:<\/p>\n

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We have a 3rd crew member in the cabin of SpaceShipTwo today, Chief Astronaut Instructor, Beth Moses. She will provide human validation for the data we collect. Including aspects of the customer cabin and spaceflight environment from the perspective of people in the back. pic.twitter.com\/WiUxhuf2zv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) February 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n