Resumed Virgin Galactic tests boost hopes for early 2022 EIS

A move by Virgin Galactic to resume test flights has been labeled “highly positive” by respected US analysts Bernstein, boosting optimism commercial flights could begin by early 2022.

The space tourism venture backed by British billionaire Richard Branson had originally scheduled the test for February but it was delayed after a rocket in the spaceship, VSS Unity, misfired during a December flight.

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This was attributed to an electromagnetic interference issue that prompted an onboard computer to halt the ignition of the motor.

Galactic then announced at its quarterly results that a May 22 test read more ⇒

Source:: AirlineRatings.Com

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