Gallery: Virgin Galactic's New Spaceship Puts It Back in the Space Race
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The new SpaceShipTwo.
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The new SpaceShipTwo.
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Actor and Pilot Harrison Ford listens to Virgin Galactic chief pilot Dave Mackay inside the new SS2.
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The first SpaceShipTwo, one of Virgin Galactic’s attempts at manufacturing a reusable spacecraft, in tests during a glide flight over the Mojave desert.
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SpaceShipTwo, pictured attached to the WhiteKnightTwo, the aircraft that ferries the shuttle to launching altitude.
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The SpaceShipTwo during its first supersonic powered flight.
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WhiteKnightTwo and the first SpaceShipTwo soaring over the Mojave Desert during a captive carry test flight.
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WhiteKnightTwo, pictured solo, on its first flight.
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WhiteKnightTwo and the first SpaceShipTwo taxi on the tarmac in preparation for take off.
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Construction of the new SpaceShipTwo in 2014.
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Construction of the new SpaceShipTwo in 2014.
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Construction of the new SpaceShipTwo in 2014.
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