Virgin in Space

[dgridley]

NEW YORK – Future passengers aboard Virgin Galactic spaceliners can look forward to cushioned reclining seats and lots of windows during suborbital flights aboard SpaceShipTwo, a concept interior of which was unveiled by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson Thursday.

http://www.space.com/news/060828_spaceshiptwo_next.html

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/09/28/space.tourist.miles.ap/index.html

PS: Thread title made ya look, didn't it?

 

[ZuraX]

“If it was ready next week, I’d be there,” Alan Watts, who has traded in two million Virgin Atlantic frequent flyer miles for a ride on SpaceShipTwo, told SPACE.com. “I’m really looking forward to it.”

Wow...... two million Virgin Atlantic frequent flyer miles...!!!

 

[Barrucadu]

I thought there was some law that prevented the privatisation of space?

And if a private spacefilght isnt privatisation, I dont know what is, lol

 

[apexad]

Sir Richard Branson is such an amazing guy. So many ideas, and so much money. You did not get me with the title at all. I knew it would be about the company.

 

[bidawinner]

I've been watching Branson and some other groups advancing toward offering spaceflights for a few years and the first actual spaceliners are now starting to become closer to reality ... I had regged these over a year ago

SPACELINETICKET.COM
SPACELINETICKETS.COM



All you have to do is go back 60 years and look at the Airline industry in it's infancy.. spaceliners are simply the next step..to get from NewYork to HongKong in record time ..

the first 5-10 years will be "exciting" ..but after that it will be old hat and people will be pissed off because the luggage bay doors opened in orbit and now their luggage is heading out into space,, The SpaceLine Companies wont have a luggage "Lost & Found".. it will just be "Lost" department

 

[dgridley]

You can't go wrong speculating in this infant industry IMO.. most of the good .com's are gone already (even spaceluggage.com ) but plenty of good .us and .info are still out there..

All you have to do is go back 60 years and look at the Airline industry in it's infancy.. spaceliners are simply the next step..to get from NewYork to HongKong in record time ..