Dont u guys remember the spacecrafts which were told to carry people to and from earth to space??? and it is getting closer to be experienced by all people. The Virgin Galactic flight which is to be the first flight to carry tourists to space is one step closer.
The Virgin Galactic has been unveiled by a British Billionaire Sir Richard Brandson. The Flight would charge a US$200,000 for an out-of-this-world trip into space. Actually thats pretty cheap i guess...
The Flight is named Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo(SS2). The brain behind this is of aerospace engineer Burt Rutan. The Flight can carry Six passengers and 2 pilots. The test flights will begin by 2011 and commercial flights would start by 2012.
Virgin Galactic is owned by Branson's Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi's Aabar Investments. They already have a booking from about 300 adventurers from around the world on the carbon composite wonder machine.
The journey would be 2 and a half hour flight and would be at a distance of 100 Kilometer from the Earth's Surface. The flight is initially carried by a mothership for 15.2 kms into the sky and then detached. The progress in this technology can lead to improved flight times and more time spent in the weightlessness of space.
The Star Treks are realling coming to life in this era...
Tags:- Space, flight, Virgin, Galactic, Space Ship, SS2, tourism, tourists
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