{"id":17954,"date":"2019-02-22T15:11:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T20:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17954"},"modified":"2019-02-22T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T20:59:27","slug":"virgin-galactic-sets-new-milestones-on-second-flight-to-edge-of-space-in-10-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17954","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Galactic sets new milestones on second flight to edge of space in 10 weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a press release from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.VirginGalactic.com\">Virgin Galactic<\/a> about today&#8217;s SpaceShipTwo flight to space:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virgingalactic.com\/articles\/virgin-galactic-makes-space-for-second-time-in-ten-weeks-with-three-on-board\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks<br \/>\nwith Three On Board,<br \/>\nReaching Higher Altitudes and Faster Speeds,<br \/>\nas Flight Test Program Continues<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i>Flight Follows December\u2019s Fourth Rocket-Powered Flight and First Space Flight<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mojave, California, USA (22 Feb 2019)<\/strong>: Today, Virgin Galactic conducted its fifth powered test flight and second space flight of its commercial SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity. Please find reporting materials below for news coverage and multimedia reporting.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SIu21756yk0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[ <strong>Update<\/strong>: Will add new media here as it becomes available.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SpaceShipTwo&#8217;s rocket motor burn from today&#8217;s space flight &#x1f680; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SC4hJSt33Z\">pic.twitter.com\/SC4hJSt33Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/virgingalactic\/status\/1099037670880079872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>]<\/p>\n<p>B-roll &amp; Images: Getty Press FTP:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.image.net%2Fvirgingalactic&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSusanne.Nusbaumer%40gettyimages.com%7Ccf7a7622f7fc49368f7c08d5c593cdbe%7C789f34702a5c436fac2ddde981d2f3dc%7C1%7C0%7C636632161008842412&amp;sdata=vkikbBc2DWde0BeYr9h6b4d38SWgQbTPR%2F1V66O%2BTv0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.image.net\/virgingalactic<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 Please visit periodically throughout the day and week for updates and additional test flight content.<\/p>\n<p>News of the day and Richard Branson reaction quotes, per full copy below. Available for immediate use. Please cite original source:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.virgingalactic.com\/articles\/na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2F%2F&amp;data=02%7C01%7CSusanne.Nusbaumer%40gettyimages.com%7Ccf7a7622f7fc49368f7c08d5c593cdbe%7C789f34702a5c436fac2ddde981d2f3dc%7C1%7C0%7C636632161008842412&amp;sdata=y%2B9sJ0AFIzg3rKbDtFNy559tkMYEohDrO3bGf5U2BtI%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Virgin Galactic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In its fifth supersonic rocket powered test flight, Virgin Galactic reached space for the second time today in the skies above Mojave CA. Spaceship VSS Unity reached its highest speed and altitude to date and, for the first time, carried a third crew member on board along with research payloads from the NASA Flight Opportunities program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17956\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17956\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17956\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_Rocket_Motor_Burn.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1008\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic 2018&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_Rocket_Motor_Burn-1024x538.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17956\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_Rocket_Motor_Burn-1024x538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_Rocket_Motor_Burn-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_Rocket_Motor_Burn-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_Rocket_Motor_Burn-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_Rocket_Motor_Burn.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This space flight means Chief Pilot Dave Mackay and co-pilot Michael \u201cSooch\u201d Masucci become commercial astronauts and the 569th and 570th humans in space. Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic\u2019s Chief Astronaut Instructor, flew as the third crew member in a first, live evaluation of cabin dynamics. She is the 571st person to fly to space and the first woman to fly on board a commercial spaceship.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to this element of envelope expansion, VSS Unity flew higher and faster than ever before, as its world record-holding hybrid rocket motor propelled the spaceship at Mach 3.04 to an apogee of 295,007ft.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17957\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17957\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17957\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Virgin_Galctics_Second_Spaceflight_-_3_New_Astronauts.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550831065&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic 2018&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Virgin_Galctics_Second_Spaceflight_-_3_New_Astronauts-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17957\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Virgin_Galctics_Second_Spaceflight_-_3_New_Astronauts-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Virgin_Galctics_Second_Spaceflight_-_3_New_Astronauts-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Virgin_Galctics_Second_Spaceflight_-_3_New_Astronauts-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Virgin_Galctics_Second_Spaceflight_-_3_New_Astronauts-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Virgin_Galctics_Second_Spaceflight_-_3_New_Astronauts.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Beth Moses unbuckles and floats inside SS2.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The crew enjoyed extraordinary views of Earth from the black skies of space and, during several minutes of weightlessness while the pilots \u201cfeathered\u201d the spaceship in preparation for a Mach 2.7 re-entry, Beth floated free to complete a number of cabin evaluation test points. The human validation of data previously collected via sensors, and the live testing of other physical elements of the cabin interior, are fundamental to the provision of a safe but enjoyable customer experience.<\/p>\n<p>The glide back home was followed by a smooth runway landing and a rapturous reception from the crowd on the flight line, which included staff and some of Virgin Galactic\u2019s 600 Future Astronaut customers.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Pilot Dave Mackay, a born and bred Scotsman as well as an ex-RAF test pilot and Virgin Atlantic Captain, led his crew of newly qualified astronauts from VSS Unity accompanied by a kilted piper.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17958\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17958\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17958\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=17958\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_-_FutureAstronauts_Celebrate.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3600,2400\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Quinn Tucker&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1550832610&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic 2018&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;21&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_-_FutureAstronauts_Celebrate-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-large wp-image-17958\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_-_FutureAstronauts_Celebrate-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_-_FutureAstronauts_Celebrate-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_-_FutureAstronauts_Celebrate-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Second_Spaceflight_-_FutureAstronauts_Celebrate-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17958\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Post flight celebration.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Today\u2019s flight notched several additional firsts for the industry: \u00a0The flight was the first time that a non-pilot flew on board a commercial spaceship to space, and it was the first time that a crew member floated freely without restraints in weightlessness in space onboard a commercial spaceship; \u00a0it was the first time that three people flew to space on a commercial spaceship, and Dave Mackay became the first Scottish-born astronaut (Brian Binnie, who was raised in Scotland, flew to space in 2004).<\/p>\n<p>Addressing colleagues and guests Dave said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em> \u201cBeth, Sooch and I just enjoyed a pretty amazing flight which was beyond anything any of us has ever experienced. It was thrilling yet smooth and nicely controlled throughout with a view at the top, of the Earth from space, which exceeded all our expectations. I am incredibly proud of my crew and of the amazing teams at Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company for providing a vehicle and an operation which means we can fly confidently and safely. For the three of us today this was the fulfillment of lifelong ambitions, but paradoxically is also just the beginning of an adventure which we can\u2019t wait to share with thousands of others.\u201d \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sir Richard Branson said:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>\u201cFlying the same vehicle safely to space and back twice in a little over two months, while at the same time expanding the flight envelope, is testament to the unique capability we have built up within the Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company organizations. I am immensely proud of everyone involved. Having Beth fly in the cabin today, starting to ensure that our customer journey is as flawless as the spaceship itself, brings a huge sense of anticipation and excitement to all of us here who are looking forward to experiencing space for ourselves. The next few months promise to be the most thrilling yet\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For downloadable assets from today&#8217;s flight test please visit our Press FTP\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.image.net\/virgingalactic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.image.net\/virgingalactic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/173288613X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=173288613X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=311b8d6246852c6e061e56be6b65fe38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Cosma Hypothesis: Implications of the Overview Effect<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=173288613X\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=hobbyspace&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=173288613X&amp;asins=173288613X&amp;linkId=32a85a2c6d678493c6b1b33bafb94876&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a press release from Virgin Galactic about today&#8217;s SpaceShipTwo flight to space: Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three On Board, Reaching Higher Altitudes and Faster Speeds, as Flight Test Program Continues Flight Follows December\u2019s Fourth Rocket-Powered Flight and First Space Flight Mojave, California, USA (22 Feb 2019): &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17954\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Virgin Galactic sets new milestones on second flight to edge of space in 10 weeks<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,14,44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17954","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-rockets","category-space-participation","category-spaceflight-parabolic-flight"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4FA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2029,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=2029","url_meta":{"origin":17954,"position":0},"title":"Galactic Unite lesson plans based on Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo test flights","author":"TopSpacer","date":"April 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday. 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