Virgin Galactic

[doug]

Virgin Galactic’s Space-Grazing Aircraft Is Ready for Liftoff | Wired Magazine (http://www.wired.com/magazine/2009/11/ff_whiteknight/all/1)

http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/17-12/ff_whiteknight1_f.jpg
http://www.wired.com/magazine/wp-content/images/17-12/ff_whiteknight4_f.jpg

[AnOutsider]

interesting comment:


If they have trouble getting people to pay they should run a lottery. I’d pay $20 for 1 in 10,000 chance of riding.


I, too, would love to go up though

[Tdave]

I'd pay $200 for a 1 in 1000 chance.

[TEG]

BBC News - Richard Branson unveils Virgin Galactic space shuttle (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8400353.stm?ls)

[Iz]

It's been 40 years since the moon landing. I thought by now we would have landed humans on mars and perhaps the moons of Jupiter and Saturn. Where is that FTL drive?

[TEG]

News – Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo, the world's first manned commercial spaceship | Virgin Galactic (http://www.virgingalactic.com/news/item/virgin-galactic-unveils-spaceshiptwo-the-worlds-first-commercial-manned-spaceship/)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hc49hI8soQ

[TEG]

Weird Looking Plane Flying Over SF Bay Today: News: SFAppeal (http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/04/weird-looking-plane-flying-over-sf-bay-today.php)
It's a bird, It's a plane, It's... - Millbrae, CA Patch (http://millbrae.patch.com/articles/its-a-bird-its-a-plane-its)
Virgin America Unveils Its Next Generation New SFO Home & Toasts the... -- SAN FRANCISCO, April 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- (http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/virgin-america-unveils-its-next-generation-new-sfo-home--toasts-the-evolution-of-flight-with-virgin-galactic-119340384.html)
A First Look at SFO's New Terminal 2 | 7x7 (http://www.7x7.com/travel-active/first-look-sfos-new-terminal-2)
Virgin America to Unveil New Terminal at San Francisco International Airport | CheapOair (http://blog.cheapoair.com/news/virgin-america-set-to-unveil-new-terminal-in-san-francisco.aspx)

http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1575&d=1302121720

Ow.ly - image uploaded by @VirginAmerica (http://ow.ly/i/a1Ao)
http://static.ow.ly/photos/normal/a1Ao.jpg

[TEG]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUWt1bYqNus

http://twitpic.com/4hr97j

[Nik]

I'd pay $200 for a 1 in 1000 chance.

If you can get 6000 people to pay $200 for a 1 in 1200 chance then you can go for free ;-)

Hold on, that's my idea. It's a secret and you're not to tell anyone.

[TEG]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5597513553_3cc6ee5629_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thespaceventure/5597513553/)

[doug]

Video: Spaceship Lands at San Francisco Airport | Autopia | Wired.com (http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/04/spaceship-virgin-terminal/)

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2011/04/MG_7178.jpg
http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2011/04/MG_7013.jpg
I saw an interview with Buzz Aldrin lastnight. When asked if he would go up, he essentially said, Nawww... been there, done that!

[rolosrevenge]

I asked Charles Simonyi the same question when I met him at a presentation at UW. He said basically the same thing. Plus he was somewhat concerned about the reliability of the craft.

[doug]

A Video Tour Inside Virgin Galactics SpaceShipTwo (http://laughingsquid.com/a-video-tour-inside-virgin-galactic-spaceshiptwo/)

[doug]

SpaceShipTwo Returning to Earth Looks Just Awesome - Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/5803128/spaceshiptwo-returning-to-earth-looks-just-awesome)

[AnOutsider]

SpaceShipTwo Returning to Earth Looks Just Awesome - Gizmodo (http://gizmodo.com/5803128/spaceshiptwo-returning-to-earth-looks-just-awesome)

Anyone else get nostalgic for Robotech?

[doug]

Anyone else get nostalgic for Robotech?
Heh.. yeah.. it is kinda like an upsidedown Macross era Veritech fighter in GERWALK (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VF-1_Valkyrie#GERWALK_mode)/Gaurdian mode.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OTsdHerU8M
http://www.kent.net/robotech/mecha/rdf/vf-11_guardian.gif

http://www.extravaganzi.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/xVirgin-Galactics-SpaceShip-Two-First-Feathered-Flight.jpg.pagespeed.ic.FcfBAyaY5t.jpg

[doug]

Welcome | Virgin Galactic (http://www.virgingalactic.com/)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er9-sTDhJ58

[TEG]

It was amazing how well (smoothly) the telescopic camera was able to track it.