Today , the VSS Enterprise has pertain the blue sky for the first time . The first craftiness of the SpaceShipTwo class had its first captive flight of steps from theMojave Spaceport , carried by theWhite Knight II . It was a beautiful thing :
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Needless to say , aircraft genius Burt Rutan is delirious :
This is a momentous day for the Scaled and Virgin Teams . The captive dribble flight signifies the start of what we consider will be passing exciting and successful spaceship flight test program .
And so is Sir Richard Branson :
Seeing the finished spaceship in December was a major day for us but watching VSS Enterprise fly for the first time really play home what beautiful , primer coat - breaking vehicle Burt and his squad have developed for us . It come as no surprise that the flight give-up the ghost so well ; the Scaled team is unambiguously dependant to bring in this significant and incredible dream to world . Today was another major step along that route and a testament to US applied science and excogitation .
This is one of the many tryout that the the VSS Enterprise will have to go through during 2010 and 2011 . [ Virgin Galactic ]
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