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Virgin Galactic announced yesterday, Monday, 22nd. March that its commercial manned spaceship, VSS Enterprise, had successfully completed its first “captive carry” test flight, taking off at 07.05 am (PST) from Mojave Air and Spaceport, California. VSS Enterprise remained attached to its unique WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft, VMS Eve, for the duration of the 2 hours 54 minutes flight, achieving an altitude of 45,000ft (13716 metres). Caminho das Estrelas, Virgin Galactic Accredited Space Agent, has already sold four tickets in Portugal. These passengers will follow the footsteps of Mario Ferreira, the company's CEO, that will be the first Portuguese to fly to space. The VSS Enterprise test flight programme will continue though 2010 and 2011, progressing from captive carry to independent glide and then powered flight, prior to the start of commercial operations. For reservations and more information, please contact us: info@caminhodasestrelas.pt
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