Virgin Galactic's supersonic plane reaches the edge of space in first manned test flight

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Success of Unity's test flight means Virgin Galactic is now close to taking its first paying tourist into space

As predicted, Virgin Galactic's supersonic plane VSS Unity took off for a test flight on Thursday, touching the edge of space before safely returning to Earth. The test flight took off from the ...

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