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Watch Virgin Galactic's new 'Delta-class' space plane take to the skies for the 1st time (video)

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Virgin Galactic's first "Delta-class" space plane, the newly named Apeiron, lifted off for the first time on Thursday (Oct. 29) —beneath the wings of its carrier aircraft.

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