Gallery: Virgin Galactic's LauncherOne Rocket for Satellite Missions

by SPACE.com Staff | July 11, 2012 10:38am ET

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Virgin Galactic's LauncherOne Carried Aloft

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Virgin Galactic's LauncherOne suborbital rocket is carried by mothership WhiteKnightTwo. Image released July 10, 2012.