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Flying On Its Own?

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I’m getting well-sourced indications that the first SpaceShipTwo drop test will occur today, and that they’re taxiing in Mojave.

[Update a few minutes later]

They may be having problems. The vehicle is reportedly out on the apron, but all the engines have been shut down.

[Thursday morning update]

Well, whatever the problem was yesterday, they seem to have fixed it.

[Bumped]

5 thoughts on “Flying On Its Own?”

  1. I looked at the Scaled website yesterday for flight test info on SS2. They’ve had two captive carry flights with WhiteKnightTwo and recently conducted some SS2 taxi tests to verify the landing gear and brakes at speeds up to about 60 MPH. It seems a bit soon for a drop test but those guys are pros and know what they’re doing.

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