Each passenger must pay 200 thousand dollars to fly to the space outside the Earth in 150 minutes the spacecraft rounds.
The company Virgin Galactic (USA) has launched spacecraft SpaceShipTwo day seven twelfths. This is the result of a secret study lasted two years in the Mojave Desert, southern California, USA. Billionaire Richard Branson (UK), who co-founded company Virgin Galactic, confirmed it is a sleek spacecraft in history.
By AP, SpaceShipTwo is designed based on design of SpaceShipOne - a model spacecraft private manned first in the world. SpaceShipTwo own wings large, thick and thin body. It was built from carbon composite, lightweight materials and the most durable one today. Each spacecraft can carry two pilots and six passengers.
Illustrations ships SpaceShipTwo flight into space.
SpaceShipTwo not automatically take off up the universe. A two-body aircraft will “work” on-air ships. When up to 18 km altitude, spacecraft separated from the aircraft and rocket launch to fly to climb to 100 km. At 100 km altitude, passengers will enjoy no weight in the universe and watch the earth.
Branson said that about 300 people have registered to buy tickets to the universe. He hoped that commercial flights to space will begin in 2011, after undergoing the test SpaceShipTwo safety. Billionaire said his family is one of those in the first flight.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California and Governor Bill Richardson of New Mexico are two of many important figures attended the launching ceremony of the SpaceShipTwo. During the ceremony, Branson has changed its name to “VSS Enterprise”.
