Virgin Galactic’s passenger spaceship VSS Unity has completed its third supersonic flight. It was the ship’s highest and fastest test to date, hitting Mach 2.4 and a height of 170,800 feet. The test helped Virgin Galactic gain data on supersonic aerodynamics and thermodynamics, as well as more experience at high altitudes. After being lifted to …
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