Developer Virgin Galactic has announced that the American manned spacecraft SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) is preparing for its third commercial suborbital flight.
The launch is planned to be from the WhiteKnightTwo double-hull booster aircraft, which will take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico.Interfax“.
After leaving the carrier at an altitude of 15 kilometers, the spacecraft must ascend to an altitude of 80-90 kilometers.
Three Virgin Galactic crew members and three commercial tourists will be aboard the spacecraft as part of the Galactic 3 mission, whose names have not yet been released.
At maximum altitude, passengers can enjoy several minutes of weightlessness. In total, the flight of the spacecraft will take about an hour.
Virgin Galactic’s successful launch in June carried out First commercial manned suborbital flight with three Italian citizens. VSS Unity took off from the American spaceport in New Mexico on the VMS Eve flight. The device was disconnected from the plane at an altitude of 15 km, and then climbed another 80 km. After a few minutes of weightlessness, the space tourists lowered the apparatus.
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