On December 13th, Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity soared to 51.4 miles above Earth! That's above the 50-mile boundary that the United States Air Force uses when handing out astronaut wings. The engine burned for 60 seconds, accelerating Unity to a maximum velocity of Mach 2.9, or 2.9 times the speed of sound. Watch the historic test flight...
TEST FLIGHT: Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity Soars Into Space For 1st Time...
Rick DeLuca
WDRB Meteorologist
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On December 13th, Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity soared to 51.4 miles above Earth! That's above the 50-mile boundary that the United States Air Force uses when handing out astronaut wings. The engine burned for 60 seconds, accelerating Unity to a maximum velocity of Mach 2.9, or 2.9 times the speed of sound. Watch the historic test flight...
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