According to foreign media reports on December 13, the British commercial aerospace company Virgin Galactic’s space vehicle “SpaceShipTwo” carried out its third manned test flight at the Spaceport America launch site in New Mexico, USA. , When the “Spaceship No. 2” was released at high altitude, the ignition procedure of its rocket’s main engine failed, and the main engine failed to ignite successfully.
Fortunately, two astronauts, CJ Sturckow and Dave Mackay, used “Spaceship 2” as a glider and operated it to return to the launch site safely without causing casualties or property damage. . Virgin Galactic officials later announced that it will replace the main engine system for “Spaceship 2” and choose an opportunity for the fourth test flight.
It has to be said that this is the third test flight of “Spaceship 2” that has failed. The company’s space program has been slow since a failed Virgin Galactic flight test in 2014. Until February of this year, Virgin Galactic launched “One Small Step” and resumed the sale of spacecraft “tickets”. Through this program, tourists only need to pay 250,000 US dollars to take the “Spaceship 2” to travel in space and realize their space dreams.
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