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more about #virgingalactic PrairieGirl: If I'm gonna spend $250Gs to get into space I want to be able to have some fun with zero gravity. Doesn't look like there's much room for that in this... more » Dr.Quatermass Sc.D: Purveyor of Truth, Disseminator of Lies: You hear that lonesome howl io9? That is the sound of the wind roaring through millions of empty bank accounts? (Not making a social statement. This... more » Gann: I do love me some spaceporn. Can't wait for some high-res action shots of this hot little 3-way. more » comrade_leviathan: Virgin Galactic FTW! Now if only they can refrain from pulling a NASA and make the VSS Enterprise a FLIGHT model instead of just a test one! more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: On planes, my wife likes to talk, I like to sleep. This looks perfect for us as long as I can get a seat in a different cabin. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Why 3 cockpits??? Incase one of the pilots are pished out of their face!! more » Klebert L. Hall: It's basically Pegasus. -Kle. more » Purple Dave: Wanted: Affordable way to launch satellite into space. Does not need to reach sustainable orbit, just needs to go high enough to qualify as "space". ... more » Mecharine: Does anyone get the feeling that Sir Richard Branson has a hidden volcano island base somewhere in the Pacific, and is slowly progressing on his giant... more » burlybax: Do people have satellites sitting around in their garages waiting for a low cost launch system? more » Dr Emilio Lizardo: So it's an expensive low cost system? more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: Did anyone else read that guy's name as "Hwhill HWhitehorn"? more » BadUncle: Upsidasium. more » Nick Denton: Do these people take us for fools? They can try to use biofuels "wherever" possible" but the unalterable fact is that it costs some $20k to get a kilo... more » Aidan_: I hate to admit it, but it's becoming more and more obvious that advancement in space flight is going to have to come from the private sector. Gods fo... more » James Strocel: Even better, build a 100 mile-long rail gun in Siberia. You wouldn't get many emissions from that one. more » ManchuCandidate: Huh? How is one going to get up into space without the use of extremely hazardous materials aka rocket fuel that is full of stuff like Chlorine and B... more » corpore-metal: Hey, I'm all for commercial spaceflight. Just don't be so naive as to believe it will somehow eclipse governmental spaceflight. more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Man, I wanted to go to space before, but getting to look like Daft Punk while doing it really seals the deal. more » crashedpc - Haifisch: *gurgle* My memory module has overloaded! Nicely done, Andrew. more » -
#spacetourism
First Commercial Spacecraft is Ready for Its Closeup
Tonight marks a historic event: Virgin Galactic will unveil SpaceShipTwo, the first crewed commercial spaceship set to fly the extraterrestrial skies, at the Mojave Air and Spaceport. Get a sneak peek at the ship before its debut. [Gizmodo] -
#virginsatellites
Virgin To Take Passenger Luggage To A New Level
For those who felt that Virgin Galactic's plan of passenger spaceflight fell down due to the lack of provision for satellites, relief is at hand: The company has announced that they will be adding private satellite launches to their offerings. More » -
#spacetourism
Commercial Spaceflight Will Be Green, Claims President
Never mind the thrill of commercial flights into orbit, the true excitement of Virgin Galactic's plan to make spaceflight open to the world will be the new way their crafts use to get there, apparently. More » -
#spacetravel
The History (and Future) of Commercial Space Flight
Right now, the final frontier of space is only open to a select few. But in the coming decades, you won't need to be a supersoldier to go into orbit. You'll just need your wallet. More » -
#virgingalactic
Space Tourism's Sleek New Look
Here's the new SpaceShipTwo, unveiled today by space tourist pioneer Burt Rutan. Like SpaceShipOne, the new ship will ferry tourists to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson's new venture. 2008 will be "the year of the spaceship," promised Branson. WhiteKnightTwo, a four-engine plane, lifts the spaceship high into the sky, and then it burns a mixture of nitrous oxide and rubber-based fuel to make it up to the black. Click through for a video of SpaceShipOne, the original Virgin Galactic ship. More »
