Popular Mechanics has some fascinating pictures of Scaled Composite’s SpaceShipTwo vehicle under construction at the company’s facility in Mojave, Calif. Test flights are to occur later this year, with the first tourism flights for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic to follow in 12 to 18 months.
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