Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo's first flight a success

Congratulations to Virgin Galactic on a successful first powered flight of SpaceShipTwo!  This flight tested the key components of the craft, and propelled it to Mach 1.2 and an altitude of 56,000 ft. (17,000 meters).  I won't go into the details as they are covered very well in articles all over the internet, such as this one.

CREDIT: MarsScientific.com and Clay Center Observatory