Hyperbola will add more as details become available but it seems that at about 07:15h Pacific Daylight Time (14:15h GMT) today Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnight Two VMS Eve carrier aircraft took off from runway 26 at Mojave air and spaceport with SpaceShipTwo attached
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Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to make first flight today?
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) could make its first flight today, this morning California time, attached to its carrier aircraft WhiteKnight Two, aka Virgin MotherShip (VMS) Eve, if rumours reaching Hyperbola are true – multiple sources have contacted Hyperbola citing preparations and naming today as the expected first attempt
Indian space agency gets huge hike for manned spaceflight
According to these Indian news sources including The Hindu newspaper the Indian government has give its Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) a huge 58% hike in funding, and it seems to be all related to the human spaceflight programme the country has been discussing and planning for some time
NASA announces ISS to get another module, Leonardo
Finally NASA has announced what has been trailled here at Flightglobal.com and Hyperbola for some time, with one twist. rather than the MPLM Raffaello becoming the PMM, it is now the module Leonardo.
Troubled rocket: Ares I crew launch vehicle
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