Designer Edge Image of the Day – 4-30-13 – SpaceShipTwo Ingites its Rockets

At approximately 7:55 AM on Monday, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two executed the first live burn of its hybrid rocket engine. The 16 second burn brought the craft to a maximum altitude of 55,000 feet and a top speed of Mach 1.2.

Image Courtesy of MarsScientific.com & Clay Center Observatory