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Zombie stars and the corporatization of the galaxy Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic will possibly join on a suborbital flight aboard the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo rocket plane more than two weeks before Bezos' flight, Parabolic's Douglas Messier reports.
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Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 9 June 2021
Virgin Galactic suffered its own casualty in 2014 when its rocket plane broke apart during a test flight, killing one pilot.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
That suggests the company will need north of $1 billion to develop and manufacture its new rocket planes while flying its existing fleet on a regular basis.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 29 June 2023
Test pilot Joe Walker flew the X-15 rocket plane to the rim of space.
—WSJ, 2 June 2023
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Abigail Rosenthal, Chron, 9 June 2021
Virgin Galactic suffered its own casualty in 2014 when its rocket plane broke apart during a test flight, killing one pilot.
—Susan Montoya Bryan, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Aug. 2023
That suggests the company will need north of $1 billion to develop and manufacture its new rocket planes while flying its existing fleet on a regular basis.
—Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 29 June 2023
Test pilot Joe Walker flew the X-15 rocket plane to the rim of space.
—WSJ, 2 June 2023
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That means a whole new generation of supersonic transports that will not only cater to the privileged few but the public at large.Bruce Dorminey, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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While supersonic transport remains on the drawing board, passenger-friendly Project Sunrise may indeed help transcend time and distance.Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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For comparison, that is around 300 times faster than the top speed of a Lockheed Martin jet fighter here on Earth.Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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For example, in October 2018, during an Israeli airstrike in western Syria, an antiquated Syrian S-200 missile launched against the incoming Israeli jets hit a nearby Russian military transport killing all 14 Russian military personnel on board.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Before becoming the 41st U.S. President, George H. W. Bush received training on the Avenger TBF/TBM torpedo bomber at NAS Ft. Lauderdale from June 16 to Aug. 16, 1943.Lauren Ferrer, Sun Sentinel, 3 July 2024
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Several hundred aircraft would assemble, including dive bombers, torpedo bombers and fighter planes, such as the P38 Lightnings, F4F Wildcats, F6F Hellcats, F4U Corsairs and P-40 Warhawks.Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
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Those advantages also have a downside: ramjets are entirely ineffective at low speeds and are often accompanied by turbojets to handle subsonic flight, where the airspeed isn't enough to feed air-hungry ramjet engines.New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Measuring about 5½ feet long and equipped with twin turbojets manufactured in-house by the company, the Roadrunner can be kitted out with a variety of payloads.Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Rocket plane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rocket%20plane. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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