IN THE EARLY HOURS of Monday, April 29 this year, Mark Stucky and
Mike Alsbury successfully landed back at base after what must rank as
one of the modern world’s shortest flights – all ten minutes of it.
So far, so mundane – until one discovers that their trip actually began 8.9 miles above the Mojave desert, piggybacking a carrier craft, peeling off to climb 1.6 miles at Mach 1.2 before making the 10.5-mile descent to the runway, landing without a hitch.
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So far, so mundane – until one discovers that their trip actually began 8.9 miles above the Mojave desert, piggybacking a carrier craft, peeling off to climb 1.6 miles at Mach 1.2 before making the 10.5-mile descent to the runway, landing without a hitch.
Read More: http://buyingbusinesstravel.com/feature/0521045-working-relationships-virgin-galactic-and-business-travel-direct
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