Branson: Virgin Galactic On Schedule To Put Tourists In Space Next Year

Virgin Galactic's Spaceship Enterprise successfully fired its rockets for a second time this week. The spacecraft was released at 46,000 feet by its WhiteKnightTwo mothership, where the craft commenced a 20-second burn, reaching 69,000 feet and a speed of mach 1.43. After the burn, Enterprise folded its wing and tail sections upward into a "feathered" position to slow its rate of descent smoothly, like a "shuttlecock." It was the fastest and highest test yet. But more importantly, the spacecraft...