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Test pilots Mark Stucky and Mike Alsbury were reported to be at the controls of SS2.
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On release, SS2 will then ignite a rocket engine to climb to a maximum altitude of about 361, 000ft (110km).
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Virgin Galactic recently signed a deal with the Houston company Nanoracks to design and build SS2's payload mounting system.
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It was only a short burn lasting about 16 seconds, but it propelled SS2 beyond the sound barrier to a speed of Mach 1.2.
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The costs of chartering the entire volume of SS2 for science would be broadly comparable to price charged to a full cabin of tourists, Mr Pomerantz said.
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In all, the solo run lasted just slightly over ten minutes, during which the SS2 notched an altitude of 55, 000 feet before returning safely back to its desert port.
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In all, the solo run lasted just slightly over ten minutes, during which the SS2 notched an altitude of 55, 000 ft before returning safely back to its desert port.
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The rocket vehicle is known as SpaceShipTwo (SS2).
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