SpaceShipTwo's first rocket flight breaks sound barrier

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BY STEPHEN CLARK, SPACEFLIGHT NOW, Posted: April 29, 2013

Does this mean that NASA no longer has the final say on Man going into space? And Sir Richard says he'll be taking passengers who're paying $200k a pop into space. But he and his two kids will be the first!

SpaceShipTwo's first rocket flight breaks sound barrier

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo rocket plane lit its engine for the first time in flight Monday, powering through the speed of sound and moving a step closer to spaceflight for the masses.

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WAHOOOO!!! The more the better!