Unveiled today at about the size of a large business jet, The Virgin Galactic Spaceship Two is the 1st commercial airline that is aimed at taking the average man into space. Assuming the average man can afford the $200,000 ticket to board the Starship Two. According to the Virgin Atlantic CEO, Sir Richard Branson, the flights into space should be leaving from New Mexico and begin as early at 2011. It's billed as the world's first commercial spaceship, designed to be carried aloft by an exotic jet before firing its rocket engine to climb beyond the Earth's atmosphere. The Starship Two has been under secret development for over 2 years and here are the 1st official pictures.
To get into space, the SpaceShip Two will be carried aloft by a craft called the White Knight Two and released at 50,000 feet. The craft's rocket engine then burns a combination of nitrous oxide and a rubber-based solid fuel to climb more than 65 miles above the Earth's surface.
After reaching the top of its trajectory, the craft will fall back into the atmosphere and glide to a landing like an airplane. Its descent is controlled by "feathering" its wings to maximize aerodynamic drag.
If I had that money this is something i would DEFINITELY look into doing. Who wouldn't want to see the view of Earth from outer space!? A little over 300 people have already bought tickets to take flight. Very Cool!
After reaching the top of its trajectory, the craft will fall back into the atmosphere and glide to a landing like an airplane. Its descent is controlled by "feathering" its wings to maximize aerodynamic drag.
If I had that money this is something i would DEFINITELY look into doing. Who wouldn't want to see the view of Earth from outer space!? A little over 300 people have already bought tickets to take flight. Very Cool!
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