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Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo test flight : February 22, 2019

The fifth powered test flight of VSS Unity reaches 55.8 mi (89.9 km). No contrail this time, so while I picked up WK2 visually just before release, my camera didn't get focus lock until after SS2 started her burn. Note: Camera times may not be accurate.

Launch

pIMG_2343.JPG	pIMG_2360.JPG	pIMG_2365.JPG	pIMG_2366.JPG
pIMG_2369.JPG	Proteus, another Rutan design	16:07:54Z: Takeoff	16:08:05Z
16:09:46Z	Extra 300 chase aircraft	16:53:52Z: Just after ignition	16:53:56Z
16:54:00Z	16:54:06Z	16:54:07Z	16:54:26Z
16:54:40Z	16:54:50Z	16:55:11Z: No, I don't recognize it at this point either.

Landing

17:00:50Z	17:05:36Z	17:05:53Z	17:06:08Z
17:08:17Z: Rolling out	pIMG_2520.JPG	The crew seems happy.	pIMG_2564.JPG
pIMG_2583.JPG	pIMG_2589.JPG	pIMG_2598.JPG	pIMG_2615.JPG
pIMG_2621.JPG	White Knight Two makes a low pass	pIMG_2643.JPG	That GE9X engine is big!
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On the flight home

Lots of snowy landscapes to enjoy from the previous day's storm.

Rosamond Lake Bed	San Gabriel Mountains	Mt. San Antonio	pIMG_2731.JPG
Cajon Pass, looking towards San Bernardino	Lake Arrowhead	Big Bear Lake	pIMG_2750.JPG
pIMG_2756.JPG	Big Bear Airport	San Gorgonio Mtn.	Aguanga looking towards Warner Springs
Palomar Mtn, looking south	Palomar Mtn, looking north