The vehicle took off from Mojave about 25 minutes ago (about 8:05).
Lovely footage of take-off. WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo continue to rise to release altitude. pic.twitter.com/HnzFXBjp3Y
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) February 22, 2019
David Mackay and Mike ‘Sooch’ Masucci are in t6he pilot’s seat. Beth Moses, who is 5the chief astronaut trainer, is aboard to evaluate pilot experience.
Our third crew member on SpaceShipTwo today is Beth Moses, our Chief Astronaut Instructor at @VirginGalactic and our cabin evalutaion lead. She’s an expert micro-gravity researcher who’s completed over 400 zero g parabolic flights in 4 different aircrafts. pic.twitter.com/JRAnth83o6
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) February 22, 2019
They are expecting to drop SpaceShipTwo from WhiteKnightTwo at about 8:55 a.m. PST.