Virgin's SS2 spacecraft reaches the stratosphere

That first commercial space flights are on track for next year On board footage: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=84b_1378475901 Space tourism is small step closer for mankind after Virgin Galactic carried out its second powered test flight to break the sound barrier and climb higher than ever before. Its manned spacecraft has become the highest commercial winged vehicle to ever fly and it flexed its shuttlecock-inspired 'feather system' for the first time, which is used for safely re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. A giant jet-powered cargo aircraft called WhiteKnightTwo carried the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) to an altitude of 46,000 feet above the Mojave desert before the spacecraft pilots started the rocket motor, which propelled the SS2 to 69,000 feet above the Earth's surface. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2413666/Ready-lift-Virgins-SS2-spacecraft-reaches-STRATOSPHERE--carrier-confirms-commercial-space-flights-track-2014.html