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    Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Takes A Big Step Towards Space

    It's not "orbital" nor "into Earth's orbit". The best it will do is "sub-orbital", but it will take people far enough above the Earth's atmosphere to count as "being in space". There's no way the engines on SSII can get the plane up to the 16,000 mph minimum needed to achieve orbit. Put it...