Enlarge / The Falcon 9 rocket launches its 100th consecutive, profitable flight on Wednesday. (credit score: Trevor Mahlmann / Ars Technica)
Welcome to Version 3.46 of the Rocket Report! This week we have now a mixture of milestones to report for the Federal Aviation Administration and SpaceX, some launch delays, and as typical, some quirky information. Subsequent week, the e-newsletter turns 4-years previous—arduous to imagine I have been at this so lengthy.
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Virgin Galactic will get again into area. On Saturday, Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft flew above 80 km for the third time, finishing a much-anticipated return to area following greater than two years of downtime. The flight, which crested at an altitude of 89.2 km, was piloted by CJ Sturckow and Dave Mackay, Ars stories. The flight was important for Virgin Galactic, because the final time VSS Unity efficiently carried out a powered spaceflight was February 2019.
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