Virgin Galactic spacecraft completes test flight

VSS Enterprise

Virgin Galactic announced today that VSS Enterprise has completed her inaugural captive carry flight over California’s Mojave Desert.

The flight lasted almost 3 hours and the spacecraft reached an altitude of 45000 feet.

According to Virgin this very first flight was a huge success and both the mothership and spaceship looked absolutely stunning against the blue back drop of the Mojave skies.

The VSS Enterprise test flight programme will continue through 2010 and 2011, progressing from captive carry to independent glide and then powered flight, prior to the start of commercial operations.