Flight window opens on February 13 for a rocket-powered test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity.
The test flight will be crewed by two pilots and will carry research payloads as part of the NASA Flight Opportunities program.
A key objective of the upcoming flight will be to test the remedial work that has been completed since the December 12, 2020 flight when the onboard computer halted ignition of the rocket motor. The team has since conducted the root cause analysis, completed the corrective work required, and carried out extensive ground testing. The next stage will be to assess and verify this work during a rocket-powered flight.
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