Virgin Galactic takes off on it test flight of SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane to reach at least one definition of space.. The flight would be the fourth powered flight for this vehicle and the first since July.. Virgin burn the rocket motor for 60 seconds and went 51.3 miles longer than we ever have in flight before and landed safely. December 13,2018. In Mojave California .Photo by Gene Blevins/ZumaPress. 13 Dec 2018 Pictured: Virgin Galactic takes off on it test flight of SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane to reach at least one definition of space.. The flight would be the fourth powered flight for this vehicle and the first since July.. Virgin burn the rocket motor for 60 seconds and went 51.3 miles longer than we ever have in flight before and landed safely. December 13,2018. In Mojave California .Photo by Gene Blevins/ZumaPress. Photo credit: ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342