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| Inside Virgin Galactic's rocket plane to space | |
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| Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic rocket plane has carried customers into space, in its first commercial flight. | Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic rocket plane has carried customers into space, in its first commercial flight. |
| The 90-minute mission was purchased for the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council. | The 90-minute mission was purchased for the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council. |
| The unity vehicle climbed high over the New Mexico desert to the edge of space, before gliding back down to earth. | The unity vehicle climbed high over the New Mexico desert to the edge of space, before gliding back down to earth. |
| The mission took off from Spaceport America at around 0830 local time (1430 GMT) and was livestreamed around the world. | The mission took off from Spaceport America at around 0830 local time (1430 GMT) and was livestreamed around the world. |