Second WK2 test flight completed

I’ve heard from a couple of sources that WhiteKnightTwo took off from Mojave Air and Space Port just before 8 am PST (11 am EST) this morning on its second test flight. Look for more details later today.

Update: WK2 landed back at Mojave at 9:22 am PST (12:22 pm EST) according to a source.

Also: more details from Flightglobal.com. Hopefully Will Whitehorn will add some details when he speaks Friday morning at the FAA Commercial Space Transportation conference in Washington DC.

3 comments to Second WK2 test flight completed

  • Anonymous

    WhiteKnightTwo either has serious stealth capability or your sources are unreliable. Mojave had a DC-3 crash today and WhiteKnightTwo’s test flight was cancelled. It did not fly.

  • Jeff Foust

    Anonymous: I think you may have your days confused. The DC-3 accident took place on Wednesday the 4th, while the WK2 flight (since confirmed by Virgin Galactic in the Flightglobal.com article linked to above) took place on Thursday the 5th.

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