Brandson Runway dedication and Virgin Galactic Spaceport

[SystemParanoia]

http://www.virgin.com/travel/news/virgin-galactic-...






i wish i could afford tickets to fly

Article said:

Richard Branson is set to be present for the Spaceport America Runway Dedication in New Mexico today.

The event is part of Space Week in New Mexico and is another significant occasion for Virgin Galactic.

A special flyover of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo, the first long-distance capture-carry of the two aircraft, will form part of the runway dedication.

Richard Branson has called the flyover a momentous development in the history of space and the commercialisation of space activity.


More than 400 leaders in the commercial space industry have attended the 6th International Symposium for Personal and Commercial Spaceflight, with the runway dedication closing Space Week.

Virgin Galactic recently completed the first piloted free flight of SpaceShipTwo, VSS Enterprise.

Go to Virgin Galactic to see the latest photos, videos and news from Space Week and beyond.

Greg Rose

[cottonfoo]

This is great, one of the first steps into opening up a new private spaceflight/travel industry. Intercontinental sub-orbital flights can't be too far off

[SkinnyBoy]

They should call it Mos Eisley

[petemurphy]

looks like a vagina

good effort though

[sh010272]

petemurphy said:

looks like a vagina

good effort though

Priceless, made me laugh out loud

[Eric Mc]

cottonfoo said:

This is great, one of the first steps into opening up a new private spaceflight/travel industry. Intercontinental sub-orbital flights can't be too far off

It's a BIG, BIG step from what Virgin Galctic can do and actually putting a spacecraft into orbit.
I reckon it is at least 20 to 30 tears before a civilian, passenger carying orbital spacecraft will be flown into space (and I'm not including those multi-millionaires who can blag a ride on a Soyuz).

Still, Virgin Glactic is the first step along the way to proper space tourism.

Edited by Eric Mc on Saturday 23 October 17:22

[Hedders]

Will you have to by a return ticket?

[anonymous-user]

Hedders said:

Will you have to by a return ticket?

Yep, but Branson's promised a down-to-Earth pricing policy.

[Tsippy]

Just waiting for O'Leary and Stelios to enter this market

[Hedders]

Crossflow Kid said:

Hedders said:

Will you have to by a return ticket?

Yep, but Branson's promised a down-to-Earth pricing policy.