What it’s like to watch a space launch from Virgin Galactic’s spaceport

 


“Release, release, release!” With that cue, the Unity spaceship detaches from the belly of its mothership and begins to fall away, gliding forward and losing altitude. A few seconds later, the ship roars past the speed of sound, trailing a tail of fire across the sky. Six people — two pilots and four passengers — …
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