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The 2021-05-22 flight tested VSS Unity’s upgraded horizontal stabilizers and flight controls and validated electromagnetic interference reductions.
VSS Unity's Unity21 flight was the third spaceflight launched from Spaceport America.
VSS Unity achieved a peak altitude of 89.2 km on its 2021-05-22 suborbital flight.
VSS Unity landed on a runway at Spaceport America at 11:43 a.m. Eastern on 2021-05-22.
NASASpaceFlight.com webcast the successful release and powered ascent of VSS Unity on 2021-05-22.
The SpaceShipTwo vehicle VSS Unity took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico at 10:34 a.m. Eastern on 2021-05-22.
Laboratory testing and installations on VSS Unity reduced electromagnetic interference by about 10 to 20 decibels, a reduction of more than 90%.
Unity and HERE developed a proof-of-concept embedded in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) application created on Unity’s platform and featuring HERE 3D city data.
In 2020, Unity announced collaborations with multiple companies across the HMI ecosystem, including Continental AG’s Elektrobit and NXP Semiconductors.
Virgin Galactic expects the next powered test flight of VSS Unity to take place in May 2021.
Starting in fall 2021, Virgin Galactic will stand down from test and commercial flights for about four months, delaying the start of commercial flights of VSS Unity.
At the conclusion of the fall 2021 stand-down, Virgin Galactic expects VSS Unity to begin flying private astronauts and SpaceShip III to be in a position to complete its flight testing in early 2022.
The contract is the first enterprise contract awarded that allows the U.S. Space Force and other space analysis organizations to establish task orders promoting synergies and unity of effort.
Virgin Galactic’s WhiteKnightTwo aircraft carrying the SpaceShipTwo vehicle named VSS Unity took off from Spaceport America at 10:24 a.m. Eastern on 2020-12-12.
VSS Unity glided back to Spaceport America and landed at 11:27 a.m. Eastern on 2020-12-12 with pilots and vehicle safe.
Virgin Galactic unveiled the design of the SpaceShipTwo customer cabin on 2020-07-28 and was still completing the cabin installation on VSS Unity.
VSS Unity performed two glide flights from Spaceport America after the move, most recently on 2020-06-25.
NASA kicked off a Unity Campaign in 2019 focused on helping its organizations and people work together more effectively.
All NASA centers and major organizations are required to produce plans to implement the Unity Campaign by October.
VSS Unity reached speeds of up to Mach 0.85 during its 2020-06-25 descent.