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[1], the ability to undergo testing multiple times – and often on different types of commercial flight vehicles [2] – adds the necessary rigor and refinement to advance these innovations. Evolved versions of two NASA-supported technologies that have flown previously through Flight Opportunities will be put to the test on Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo. Virgin Galactic Makes Space for Second Time in Ten Weeks with Three on Board Taking off for the first time from New Mexico’s Spaceport America and expected to reach an altitude of more than 50 miles (80 kilometers), the rocket-powered suborbital space plane will expose the payloads to more than two minutes of microgravity, enabling researchers to assess performance and make necessary design updates based on the data collected.

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