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Virgin Galactic Goes for Two, Helps NASA Mature Space Tech

Just over two months since its first venture to suborbital space, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo is set to fly again and test four NASA-supported technologies. The flight, taking off no earlier than Feb. 20, 2019, is the company’s second mission for NASA.

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