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Space tourism venture Virgin Galactic announced it signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce to develop an aircraft for supersonic travel, giving a first look on Monday of the coming vehicle’s design.

Supersonic travel is a long-term bet for Virgin Galactic, which has been developing reusable spacecraft capable of sending people on short trips to the edge of space for more than a decade.

Virgin Galactic said it completed a mission concept review alongside NASA of its supersonic vehicle design and now will work with the Federal Aviation Administration to create a framework for certifying the aircraft for flight. Previously Boeing’s venture arm invested $20 million in Virgin Galactic, specifically toward helping the company build a supersonic aircraft.

#ICYMI This morning, the crew members of Expedition 63 currently aboard the International Space Station shared a few remarks as they bid farewell to NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley.

After just over two months of being on the space station, Bob and Doug are scheduled to undock Crew Dragon Endeavour later today, which will commence the last portion of the SpaceX Demo-2 mission, the first crewed orbital spaceflight launched from the United States since the final space shuttle mission, STS-135, in 2011. #LaunchAmerica

Oftentimes, many argue that NASA’s Space Launch System is a waste of money because it is being delayed over and over again despite having such a large budget. In this video, I will examine whether this is the case or not.

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