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Virgin Galactic unveils Tourist SpaceShip

by Samia Sehgal - January 24, 2008 - 0 comments

British billionaire Richard Branson and the aerospace designer Burt Rutan unveiled an interesting model of a spaceship-cum-aircraft, aiming to allow people to enjoy sub-orbital joy rides on regular basis.

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 <p>British billionaire Richard Branson and the aerospace designer Burt Rutan unveiled an interesting model of a spaceship-cum-aircraft, aiming to allow people to enjoy sub-orbital joy rides on regular basis.</p>
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 <p>SpaceShipTwo, as they call it, will take passengers about 62 miles above Earth and test flights are expected to begin this year. Currently, Branson’s Virgin Galactic is charging $200,000 for a short trip into space.</p>
<p>"We really do want to have a situation where hundreds of thousands of people who want to experience space travel are able to do so," said Branson at a media event at the American Museum of Natural History in Manhattan. "Even though the dollar isn't worth much anymore, $200,000 is still too expensive for the majority of people," he said. "Within five years of launching, I would hope the price would come down fairly dramatically."</p>
<p>He described the ship being built in the Mojave Desert, as breathtakingly beautiful. Alongside SpaceShipTwo at the museum, was a model of the big, four-engine jet that will be required to launch the jet into the space.</p>
<p>The White Knight Two, a twin-fuselage airplane will carry the spaceship into the sky underneath a single 140-foot wing. </p>
<p>Carbon composite materials will be used for the construction of the main spacecraft. The 60 feet (18 meters) long spacecraft will be fitted with large, movable feather-shaped vertical fins at the back, to make reentry into the earth's atmosphere safer, Rutan said. </p>
<p>The ship, according to Virgin is 60 percent complete. Six passengers and two pilots could be seated in the cabin, which will be about the size of a big business jet's cabin but with more headroom. </p>
<p>Dubbed ‘Eve’ after Branson's mother, the spaceship will have 18-inch-diameter windows on all sides that will enable the passengers to views the Earth clearly.</p>
<p>Rutan’s SpaceShipOne was given the Ansari X Prize for privately funded space flight in 2004.</p>
<p>More than 200 people have already registered for Virgin Galactic’s sightseeing space trip, making up more than $30 million in deposits. A cheaper ticket is sure to attract larger groups of travelers.</p>
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