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Virgin Galactic Test Fires Engines

Virgin Galactic carried out a test of the rocket engine for its launcher module in Mojave California on October 7. The engine will power a new spacecraft LauncherOne, which is designed to launch small satellites into orbit. Virgin Galactic’s bid to introduce a space tourism service suffered a major setback in November 2014 when the SpaceShipTwo test spacecraft crashed in November 2014.

The video shows a 90-second test burn of the NewtonThree rocket engine. Credit: Virgin Galactic