WhiteKnightTwo (the mothership for Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo tourist vehicle got into a slight accident. The plane’s tail was slightly damaged as the pilot practiced landing.
Photos at FlightGlobal.com.
When it’s ready to go, WhiteKnightTwo will carry ShapeShipTwo aloft. Then, SpaceShipTwo will carry eight passengers and two pilots into what might be the first-ever fully private tourist spaceflight.
[...] Virgin Galactic’s “WhiteKnightTwo†scratched. – The Space Buff A pilot has landed the WhiteKnightTwo damaging the tail section. [...]
[...] quiet landing on runway 18. This was a better performance than a landing back in April, when the WhiteKnightTwo suffered minor damage during a test [...]