VIDEO: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Third Powered Flight

Virgin Galactic produced video of the third powered flight of SpaceShipTwo from the Mojave Air and Space Port on Dec. 10, 2014. The vehicle fired its hybrd motor for 20 seconds, reaching a top speed of Mach 1.4 and an altitude of 71,000 feet. The vehicle is designed to carry space tourists on suborbital flight. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson is set to fly on the first commercial mission later this year.

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