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Virgin Galactic Grounded

September 10, 2021
A Virgin Galactic ship glides across the sky.

September 10, 2021 – The Line opinion panel talks through the implications of the now-infamous flashing lights in the cockpit of Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity ship during its maiden crewed voyage. The New Yorker magazine reported that the lights, which indicated the ship would deviate from its designated airspace, represented a major issue. Virgin Galactic…

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Downwinders, Down Time for Virgin Galactic, and Our Land’s Dark Skies

September 8, 2021
The wing of a Virgin Galatic ship looking over Earth.

This week on New Mexico in Focus, the Tularosa Basin Downwinders Consortium has been trying for years to get the U.S. government to compensate families who were impacted by the Trinity nuclear test. Correspondent Russell Contreras speaks with Tina Cordova about the latest effort, which now has the support of a bipartisan pair of senators representing both New…

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