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Virgin on the Impossible

October 16th 2010 02:06
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SpaceShipTwo (SS2) image by Wikimedia


Someone said “the impossible we do every day, miracles take a little longer."

At last private enterprise leads the race to explore space tourism. SpaceShipTwo a collaboration of entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson and legendary aeronautical engineer Burt Rutan.




The new documentary about Virgin Galactic is about to air on the National Geographic Channel.

SpaceShipTwo (SS2) is a suborbital spaceplane capable of carrying space tourists.

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SpaceShipTwo in the hangar with its nose exposed. (Photo Credit: © Antenna Films/ Tyrone Billingsley)



The delevopment undertaken by The Spaceship Company, a joint venture between Scaled Composites and Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group.
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The group plans to operate a fleet of five of these craft in passenger-carrying private spaceflight with ticket price of $200.000, given that the price is in US dollars you may well afford a flight yet.



Credits Wikimedia, National Geographic Channel.
Antenna Films/ Tyrone Billingsley

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Comment by S.L.

October 16th 2010 12:21


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Anyone who doesn't believe in private enterprise, CarlCan, should pay more attention to Sir Richard Branson. Sounds like he's going to take over where NASA left off. Good for him!

Comment by CarlCan

October 17th 2010 06:32


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They who dare wins!!

Comment by S.L.

October 17th 2010 11:03


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That's a fact!! No prizes are awarded for sitting around and doing nothing!!

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