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VSS Unity Spaceship Carries Test Pilots, Experiments to Space

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Tom Patton
May 24, 2021
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Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spaceship completed its third spaceflight and the first ever spaceflight from Spaceport America, New Mexico Saturday morning. The flight sees New Mexico become the third US state to launch humans into space.

“Fifteen years ago, New Mexico embarked on a journey to create the world’s first commercial spaceport. Today, we launche…

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