Telegraph: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two, a rocket designed to carry tourists into space, made its first solo glide flight yesterday. Previously, the aircraft had only flown attached to the wing of its mother ship. On Sunday, SpaceShip Two and its two pilots were carried up to an altitude of 14 000 meters, released over the Mojave Desert, and flew for 11 minutes before landing at an airport runway. The “flight marks another key milestone towards opening the space frontier for private individuals, researchers, and explorers,” said John Gedmark, executive director of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation.
