Virgin Galactic reveals SpaceshipTwo

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The SS2 draws on the experience developed during the successful flights of SS1 in 2004, which won the Ansari X-Prize for completing the world's first manned private space flights. The WK2 mothership has now also completed a year of rigorous and successful first phase flight-testing prior to today's attachment of SS2. Virgin Galactic says the SS2's design will be refined and completed during an extensive test flying program to commence shortly, and it will be an entirely new vehicle by the time it is capable of carrying up to six passenger astronauts and up to two pilot astronauts into space on a sub-orbital flight. By then SS2 will be powered by a unique hybrid rocket motor, which is currently under development.