VSS Enterprise First Flight - Virgin Galactic Spaceship

[tsns1]

Shatner did'nt take Bransons inaugural offer w/out Guarantees...

[lestube001]

its almost scfi stuff but for real

[lewlew979]

step 1 sellotape space ship to the 2 boeing 747s stapled together

[lewlew979]

2 boieng 747 1 spacecraft completely out of its league = VSS Enterprise

[sniktun]

why does the middle drop off? is that the part which will go into space?

[samerziadeh]

oh ok

[xparade0de]

In Germany they pay some people money to remove the birds from the landing zone !

[thegarlands04]

dear santa



[09011994]

Proof of concept.

[varnlestoff]

So incredible. Very possible that I am witnessing what the future holds right now.

[HHDDVVDDBVD]

I want one

[shon231]

IT ONLY HAS TWO WHEELS? IS CANT SEE THE FRONT TYRE@_@

[chris37865]

Is that a bird strike on the front right side?

[MixMeAdrink]

wow so that thing just glide back to earth after reentry. COOL!

[iwouldlikemuffin1]

how does it go to space tih out a rocket to get it out of apmostphere those planes can only go so high

[Clubpenguin101RBLX]

Admittedly, those ships really do fit into the modern look, I really hope to see these officially taking people into the air and beyond!

[StunnaBoyDavid]

people really cannot hate on this one,,,,, i mean cmon... everybody knows they've always wanted to go to space and see the earth from above.... #JussSayin

[14000fsx]

Amazing!! People are have already scheduled flights!!

[c182SkylaneRG]

I loved seeing a Beech Starship flying shadow to SpaceShip2 and carrier. :) A big, happy, Rutan family.

[swimfastfly27]

Isn't that design too brittle to survive re-entry? I thought it would need heat tiles on the bottom as well, especially on the wing tails jutting out on the sides?

[jsalathe]

@swimfastfly27 asked if the design was too brittle and questioned if it needed heat tiles. the answer is, this craft was designed for cool re-entry with a lot of speed lost in the upper atmosphere before hitting the higher density and consequently hotter stratosphere.

[TheGrouchyCat]

did i hear my cat or was that in the vid?

[AnimationCreator4]

so cool!

[SlavjanA]

WIN!

[hondwelt]

@0432364206 waaaaow

[shizleshane]

@0432364206 its a chick btw and i was sitting right next to them 

[gmoneyq]

Wow Thats it?

[TheRealMichaelBaer]

My 200 running the muscled beauty =)

[jtmedina75]

1:19 That reminded my the Space Shuttle

[aviator147]

why is the nosegear so awkward?

[MaryJanesCheesecakes]

@aviator147 Looks like the nose gear is designed to slow the aircraft by dragging and creating friction. It's angled back so it won't snap off, while the suspension handles any imperfections on the runway, and keeps downward pressure while the nose bounces around.

[silvereagle2061]

Yea one million dollars for a two minuit 0-G experence? I wait for the longer verson to come out thank you very much.

[FREAK9364]

Thanks for sharing this moment in history with us!

[tybrady64]

Historic flight!

You sure need a good pilot to pilot the glider. Did you notice the angle it was coming in? The craft has to pull up at just the right moment to translate that speed into a nice glide ratio.

[directorphilip2]

that front wheel seems a bit dodgy

[directorphilip2]

What was the video that was 6 months ago on youtube, it said galactic first flight? and now this first flight...am i missing something :)

[Wildkkat1]

@directorphilip2 That was the prototype for a record to be the first civilian into space. This vehicle carries passengers. This was it's first flight.

[directorphilip2]

@Wildkkat1 Thanks Kat :)

[adamdapatsfan]

@directorphilip2 The first flight where the ship was in the air attached to the larger craft was a while ago, but this as the first time that spaceship 2 had been gliding on its own.

[directorphilip2]

@adamdapatsfan Thanks

[Farrrgo]

@directorphilip2 The first one was the first flight of the mother ship alone. This is the first flight where the shuttle itself was released.

[paralleler]

@directorphilip2 The flight you mention six months ago was probably the first "capture carry" flight while this one was the first "unpowered drop test" flight. I was fortunate enough to be at Mojave for the third unpowered drop test on November 17, 2010 -- it was pretty cool!

[weirdguy7]

@directorphilip2 Probably the first captive carry flight is what you were thinking of.

They never released the space ship. It was still attached and they landed with it. 

[djjamin]

@directorphilip2 That was the first flight where the spaceship bit (middle section) was still attached... this was the first flight where it detached and flew back down solo.

[jaspeuvlogs]

@directorphilip2 this was a test flight

[hendrickmsman24]

@directorphilip2 :this is the first release of the center Module. Pretty Epic

[bamahacker01]

@directorphilip2 That was the first flight of the carrier ship :)

[mohafifi89]

i thought the separated plane should have boosted into outer space ??

[bywestonbay]

Would have just loved to see a cockpit view! :o)

[SuperBen316]

wow

[memonk11]

AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!