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First Spaceport Ever Begins Construction this Friday
This newly-released image shows the sun rising over Spaceport America. It hasn't been built yet, but construction starts this Friday. It will be the beginning of the real future, the stuff dreams are made of.* More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Hello Mister Walrus: But more seriously, would anyone care to summarize the operational differences between this and a regular airport? 16 Responses | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic Rocket Blasts Off for the First Time
The hybrid Nitrous Oxide rocket that will take SpaceShipTwo to 65 miles above the Earth at 2500mph (YES!) has fired off for the first time in the southern California desert. Founder, adventurer and cool-guy-at-large Sir Richard Branson is happy: More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by bill cant fart: You guys really need fix the video player. It won't play for me at all in Safari 4. Can't you... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic's Boss Says Space Travel Will Never Be Cheap
Warning, middle-class Earthmen. By the end of this post, your dreams of low-cost space travel will be delayed. Above: WhiteKnightTwo Eve's Maiden Flight. Photo Credit Schereer Scherer. More » -
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Video: Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo in Action
We all know the Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo can actually fly. Now, Wired has an exclusive video of the plane in action, further squashing any skepticism of the plane. More »
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Comment by Nathan Tokala: so this is the piece of crap thats going to get us into space no offense but it looks retarded... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Sweden's Ice Hotel Charging $200,000 for Space Trips in 2012
So this Swedish destination, The Ice Hotel, has linked up with Virgin Galactic to begin selling space travel packages for about $200,000, beginning in 2012. Wilson says that's cheap. I say that's relative. More »
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Comment by KeepingTheForeName_GitEmSteveDave: Wait. Ice Hotel and Virgin Galactic. So we have ice and space ships. And where there are... 5 Responses | Other threads
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British Government to Launch Satellites Into Orbit on the Back of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo
Looks like the WhiteKnightTwo won't be all play after all, as the British government wants to use Virgin Galactic's spacecraft to send some state satellites into low orbit. More » -
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Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo Flies For the First Time
We saw ground tests last week, but yesterday morning WhiteKnightTwo—the funky-looking double-wide plane that will take SpaceShipTwo and its cargo of millionaires on suborbital spaceflights—finally took off on its maiden voyage.
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By John MahoneyComment by MadCrazy: What happened to WhiteKnightOne? 10 Responses | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic's Spaceport America Gets FAA Green Light
It becomes less and less a future fever dream every day: Spaceport America in Las Cruces, NM, Virgin Galactic's future home, has gotten FAA approval to begin construction.
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By John MahoneyComment by snoop-blog: If I won a million today, I would spend it all for a ride to space tomorrow. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo Performing Runway Tests
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo, the ship that will deliver SpaceShipTwo into orbit, just started performing runway tests. We're one step closer to personal space travel, folks.
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By Adam FrucciComment by dimsum4u: It's kind of sad that we are spending so much money on space exploration which in reality doesn't really benefit... 29 Responses | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic Turns Down $1 Million Offer to Make First Porn in Space
I've got some good news for those of you who hold the seriousness of space exploration dear, and bad news for those of you who like to watch videos of two people doin' it: someone wanted to make a porn in space, and Virgin Galactic said no. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Fountain: Off the top of my head: Houston, We Have a Porno Tossed in Space Star Whores The Chronicles of BigDi*k *uck Rodgers Hole-aris and 2001: A Space Tranny You're... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic Will Help Monitor Climate As Well As Fly You to Space
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo aircraft will be doing the world a favor when they start flying paying passengers into space: they'll be carrying sensors aboard to monitor greenhouse gases at a little-monitored altitude. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just signed a deal with Virgin to let it install sensors on the two vehicles, since it turns out that they will be one of the few aircraft that fly at around 50,000 feet. Most aircraft, with the exception of the sadly gone Concorde, fly below this altitude, and scientists would like to get their hands on air data from this height to help with environmental monitoring. More » -
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Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch First NASA Certified for All Space Missions
The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch designed by NASA back in the '70s puts your puny Earthwatch to shame, because it's the first watch that's NASA certified for ALL space missions. Its anodized aluminum body can withstand temperatures from -148 to +260° Celsius, and its sassy red exterior is sure to impress any ladyaliens you meet on your travels. There's no confirmed price, but with a limited run of less than 2,000, we're betting it won't come cheap. If you can afford to go to space, you can afford one of these. [Josh Spear]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by YamIinLawSchool: Just read through the information from Baselworld, the red part is an outercase, the watch is a standard speedy albeit... more » | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic's White Knight, Branson, Rutan and Spaceman Buzz Captured on Vid
Virgin Galactic's White Knight aircraft is pretty exciting. And here's a video that BoingBoingTV made of the aircraft's launch event, that has some interesting words on the craft and space travel from Sir Richard Branson, Scaled Composite's Burt Rutan and genuine spaceman and moonwalker, Buzz Aldrin himself. The best line? One that very few people in the world could say: "I wanted to go into space when I saw the moon landing. I've never had that opportunity, so I've had to build my own spacecraft!"—that's Branson. [BBTV] -
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Beautiful Video of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo
WhiteKnightTwo is beautiful in stills, but it's nicer in video. Especially when put to The Conchords playing Bowie, which you should all buy. [Bowie on Amazon, WhiteKnightTwo on Giz]
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By Brian LamComment by StealthNinja: Online lan video gaming tournament on a Galactic moon voyager party or what? LOL. more » | Other threads
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Interview: Virgin Galactic Pilot...Space Pilot
Rich Dancaster has flown commercial jets for a long time. He's got 16,000 flight hours under his belt, which is more than some of us have in cars. When Virgin America and Galactic announced a plan to work together, he figured it was sheer marketing. Then he got the call that he'd be going through an intense training program to pilot a spaceship. You'd never believe a man who looks like a cross between Chuck Yeager and Clint Eastwood and who dresses like Johnny Cash would ever experience something like giddiness, but that's what I detected when interviewing him at today's WhiteKnightTwo unveiling.
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By Brian LamComment by Con Seannery: I kind of have a problem with the name Virgin Galactic. I mean, you don't even make orbital. more » | Other threads
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First Virgin Galactic White Knight II Photos
WhiteKnightTwo, which will shuttle SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space, is about to be unveiled in the Mojave desert. I believe that's SpaceShipTwo under the veil. Update: More Photos of WhiteKnightTwo below. Interview with a spaceship pilot.
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SpaceShipTwo Spied, May Turn Out to Be A Private Space Turtle
Flightglobal has a picture of what looks like the cockpit for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, the successor to (you guessed it!) SpaceShipOne, which successfully completed the first private manned flight into space. Like the SpaceShipOne, it is being built by Scaled Composites in Mojave, CA, where these shots were taken. The picture might not seem like much to look at, but it represents a tangible step towards the era of low earth orbit booze-cruises, which I believe to be historically notable. Full wingered analysis at [Flightglobal Hyperbola].
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By John HerrmanComment by strider_mt2k: @MINI Driver: Show me a space program that HASN'T courted disaster. ;) Have you watched the "When We Left Earth" series? more » | Other threads
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Be a Space Ambassador, Fly On Virgin Galactic for Free
Screw voluteering to lie down for 90 days for NASA: the National Space Society is offering a job as a Space Ambassador, with taking a ride into space as part of the duties. Yes— this is the kind of job you dreamed of when you were a kid, but you'd also have to "inspire the astronauts, space scientists and extraterrestrial entrepreneurs of the future." Made possible by a Virgin Galactic donation, the program's open to anyone, anywhere. What are you waiting for? Head on over to the website and fill in the form to register your interest, spaceman. I've already filled it in. [Wired Science]
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By Kit EatonComment by Matthew Hughes: It's a trap! They're hiring many ambassadors, but only one will get a single 20-minute flight. more » | Other threads
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The Onion 'Reports' on Virgin Galactic, Gets it All Wrong
The Onion has finally gotten around to reporting on Virgin Galactic unveiling its new spaceship, and I'm pretty sure they got most of the facts wrong. Personally, I think The Onion could use a little bit more serious reporting. Will passengers really get "awesome robot sex" in space? I somehow doubt it, but if so why don't you quote your sources, Onion? Hello, fact checking! Let's try to take things more seriously Onion, shall we? Your reputation is at stake. [The Onion]
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By Adam FrucciComment by 92BuickLeSabre: @nagrom: The post was fine. More like: Worst. Comments. Ever. more » | Other threads
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Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceships That'll Take Passengers Up in 2009
Good news for rich guys with spaceman fantasies: Virgin Galactic is on track to start launching commercial space flights in 2009, and they just announced their new spaceship designs. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Spaceboy: I like how this one looks. Though I don't like the flimsy shuttlecock system. I would much rather have had... more » | Other threads
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Galactic Suite Space Hotel To Open in 2012, Zero-G Toilets Still a "Challenge"
It may sound a little Dr. Evil, or just plain far-fetched, but as of now, the Galactic Suite space hotel is a go for 2012. Barcelona-based architect Xavier Claramunt is promising a three-night stay 300 miles in orbit to anyone with 3 million euros ($4.15 million). The package includes shuttle trips to and fro plus an 18-week training program on a Caribbean island. Details surrounding certain creature comforts and necessities are still being ironed out. More » -
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Explosion at Virgin Galactic Motor Test Kills Three [UPDATED]
[A third person has died. ]There's been a sad setback for Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism company yesterday: An explosion during a rocket motor test killed two people and injured another four. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Hat7: Wow didn't know about this. 'Tis a pity. more » | Other threads
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New Mexico to Build a Spaceport for Space Tourism
Apparently space travel for the common man is closer than we thought, at least according to one county in New Mexico. They've just approved a tax meant to pay for a spaceport, so I guess that means there's a need for a spaceport, right? More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by superhalo: They want to put a nascar type racing event only with rockets. To watch most of the race you... more » | Other threads
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NASA Getting a Little Sumthin'-Sumthin' from Virgin
NASA and Virgin Galactic (two companies that make for strange bedfellows) are loosely teaming up to develop hypersonic commercial planes that'll send common plebes like you and me out into space. You see, NASA has the brains to make these planes, whereas Virgin has the cash flow. Together they can make planes that'll travel at speeds of over Mach 5. Let's just hope they can play Doom. More »
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Comment by ninjamurf: Still, gives new meaning if you can join the "mile high club" on a "Virgin" flight no!? more » | Other threads
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Take a Ride in SpaceShipTwo, Courtesy of Neiman Marcus
We've seen Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo both inside and out, and now you can actually plunk down $1.76 million for a ride in it, blasting you and five of your closest friends 63 miles into space. SpaceShipTwo is expected to start launching paying passengers into space in 2008. More »
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Comment by Fluidity: Gizmodo competition: Free Flight In Space, simply design a cheaper way to get space tourists into space. Please include all... more » | Other threads
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First Images of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo Cabin
Joel Johnson and I were at a preview of Wired's Next Fest, and saw a little nose cone hiding behind a veil. We climbed back, and discovered an abandoned space ship. A Virgin Galactic SpaceShipOne replica sitting on a trailer, actually. It was so cute, Joel decided to climb up and give it a hug.
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