Virgin Galactic White Knight 2 Roll Out

On Monday July 28th, 2008 the completed WhiteKnight 2 aircraft was unveiled to the public and the press by Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic. The first of its kind, this twin hulled, all composite aircraft will carry SpaceShip 2 to 50,000 feet. Upon altitude SpaceShip 2 will drop off and then ignite its rocket motor to propel 6 Virgin Galactic passengers into outer space.

To purchase tickets to space on Virgin Galactic, contact Park Avenue Travel a Virgin Galactic Accredited Space Agency. www.parkavenuespacetravel.com (800) 220-TRIP

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[hara001]

Airplanes cannot fly in space because there is no air to make it lift. This project will fail surely.

[ParkAveTravel]

hara001: The plane, Whiteknight 2 carries the spacecraft to altitude. This is an air launch system. The plane does not actually go to space, its payload does.

[freesk8]

It is WONDERFUL that the private sector is getting in to spaceflight!

[mathewology]

damn, all this space travel and potential galatic colonization is blowing my mind!!!! im only 16, so i cant wait to see how this all plays out over my years

[TheSupaCamaMan]

Left plane: "Turn left,"

Right plane: "No right!"

Left plane: "No, Left"

Right plane: "NO RIGHT!"

*planes break apart*

[TheSupaCamaMan]

Left plane: Turn left

Right plane: No right!

Left plane: NO LEFT

Right plane: No RIGHT!

*planes break apart*

[Shermingtan]

@mathewology

Sorry to burst your bubble, but the only planet that is a little like earth and could be potentially used for colonization is about 20 light years away....meaning with todays technology it would take about 300.000 years to get there. And don't count on the magical advancing technology (there will be limits sooner or later), even with 50% speed of light it would take many generations to get there. The only thing you will see is rich people drinking expensive alcohol and go "aaaahh"

[ramans11]

@hara001 hahahahhahahahahahahahaha.....­. no one ever thought of that :)

[origamyichi]

@mathewology

you'll prolly die and and still the human race wont be able to even reach the cosest solar system. you even undrestand what galactic means?sorry kid but you need to watch some starwars movies.

[wrylie188]

@hara001 YOU MAKE ME LULZ

[LouSaydus]

"Virgin White Knight" Naming coincidence? I think not.

[dubaron84]

i would love to work for them but......scaled composites only hires if your stil going through puberty.

[applesweeter]

Dear All,

I have some questios about psychology:

(1) Why do we want to spend million of dollars to travel to space?

(2) What motivate us to invest so much time and enegry to invent a space-travel-vehicle?

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creativce ideas and brainstorm!!! :)

[azzy223]

Anyone else think that the guys who invented this went

"I've got it, if we put two small planes side by side and join them at the wing tips, we make one space worthy plane!"