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Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne Eyes 2017 To Start Test Missions

Pat Host

Wednesday, April 27th, 2016

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Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne Eyes 2017 To Start Test Missions

Virgin Galactic's LauncherOne rocket and its new Boeing 747-400 Cosmic Girl carrier aircraft. Photo: Virgin Galactic.

Virgin Galactic is planning a test campaign for its LauncherOne small satellite launch vehicle next year consisting of multiple trial-launches to pave the way for commercial missions.The air-launched vehicle, first announced in 2012, has undergone some significant evolutions since inception, including a doubling of its payload performance, improved engines and switching carrier aircraft from WhiteKnightTwo to a Boeing [BA] 747-400 nicknamed Cosmic Girl. Since then, Virgin Galactic has also built and furnished a LauncherOne manufacturing plant in Long Beach, Calif.,…

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