Science &... » Richard Branson http://www.micfarris.com Mashup of science, business, technology, and channeling inner geekness! Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:39:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Virgin Spaceship Unveiled http://www.micfarris.com/2009/12/virgin-spaceship-unveiled/ http://www.micfarris.com/2009/12/virgin-spaceship-unveiled/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:05:39 +0000 Mic Farris http://www.micfarris.com/?p=178

(Read More...)]]> Today, Virgin Group’s Richard Branson is unveiling his venture’s first space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo.

The ship’s predecessor, SpaceShipOne, also designed by the aerospace legend Burt Rutan, won the $10 million X Prize, given to the first private spacecraft to fly into suborbital space twice within a 14 day period.

Given the winning and demonstrated design of SpaceShipOne, Branson launched Virgin Galactic to give people the opportunity to visit outer space, for a mere $200,000.

Read more about the unveiling here…

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