After my last SpaceShipTwo post, two more updates have popped up on the Scaled website. 
Flight: 32 Date: 1 Jul 10 
Flight Time: 5.3 hr 
Pilot: Siebold CoPilot: Stucky 
FTE: Harvey 
Objectives: 
SS2 GF01 mission practice
SS2 approach practice
Crew proficiency and training
Results:
All objectives achieved. Multiple SS2 approaches flown.
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Flight: 31 Date: 30 Jun 10 
Flight Time: 5.3 hr 
Pilot: Stucky CoPilot: Siebold 
FTE: Agold 
Objectives: 
Payload ECS heat characterization
SS2 release dry run
SS2 GF01 mission practice
SS2 approach practice
Crew proficiency and training
Results:
All objectives achieved. Multiple SS2 approaches flown to touchdown.
Since these posts are two weeks old, I am assuming that the first glide flight of SpaceShipTwo has already taken place. If so, then I hope it went well!

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