Virgin Galactic's suborbital space plane took to the skies again Tuesday (Oct. 7), just three days after a big anniversary celebration for the vehicle's predecessor.
SpaceShipTwo completed an unpowered "glide flight" from California's Mojave Air and Spaceport Tuesday, Virgin Galactic representatives said. The vehicle rotated its tail and wings upward during the test, "feathering" them as it would to increase stabiilty during the descent phase of a bona fide suborbital spaceflight.
"#SpaceShipTwo is safely back on the ground after her 54th test flight, including her 10th test of the feather system," company officials said today via the company's Twitter account, @virgingalactic. "Coupled with several good, full duration ground tests of SS2's rocket motor in recent weeks, today’s flight brings spaceflight closer."
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