Cosmic Girl Test Pilot Kelly Latimer Dream Takes Flight

Kelly Latimer is the female chief test pilot for Virgin Orbit, where she flies a modified 747 plane called Cosmic Girl. The plane carries a rocket under its left wing up to about 35,000 feet in the air, after which the rocket is released and falls for about four or five seconds before igniting and launching toward its intended orbit. (headtopics.com) Daha Fazlası...