Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Virgin Galactic Ties With Rolls Royce On Supersonic Aircraft

Virgin Galactic, the commercial spaceflight operator with operations in Mojave, said on Monday that it has partnered with Rolls-Royce on an effort to build an aircraft for supersonic air travel. Financial details of the deal were not announced. According to Virgin Galactic, it has completed a missio concept review with NASA of a supersonic vehicle design, and is working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on how it might certify its aircraft for flight. Rolls-Royce is well known for its aircraft engines.