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Virgin Spaceport to be Built in New Mexico
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:38 am
by R00k
Very very cool. :icon14:
http://www.breitbart.com/news/2005/12/13/D8EFDD488.html
LONDON - Virgin Galactic, the British company created by entrepreneur Richard Branson to send tourists into space, and New Mexico announced an agreement Tuesday for the state to build a $225 million spaceport. Virgin Galactic also revealed that up to 38,000 people from 126 countries have paid a deposit for a seat on one of its manned commercial flights, including a core group of 100 "founders" who have paid the initial $200,000 cost of a flight upfront. Virgin Galactic is planning to begin flights in late 2008 or early 2009.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:54 am
by HM-PuFFNSTuFF
E:\music\14 Pixies-motorway to roswell.mp3
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:55 am
by Imalawyer
Check out the ship they plan to use.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 2:10 am
by So... Who Wants Smasht?
This means only virgins can go to the moon from there, right?
Kracus at the Sea of Tranquility. Good god.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:55 am
by Tsakali_
suborbital right? so it prolly wont stay out thre but a few minutes at best...definately not worth the pricetag, but then again what do I know, there's people with pockets I prolly never own.
But at this rate maybe when I'm 60 I can consider a low 4 digit pricetag
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:31 am
by bitWISE
I've said it before but I still can't wait until I can afford a trip to space. I'm not sure why but I've always been in love with mysteries of space.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:31 am
by Canis
That is pretty cool. I look forward to 2020 or so when they finally get flights going. That would be awesome.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 7:41 am
by Geebs
Canis wrote:That is pretty cool. I look forward to 2020 or so when they finally get flights going. That would be awesome.
Just in time for the oil to run out
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:07 am
by Canis
Geebs wrote:Canis wrote:That is pretty cool. I look forward to 2020 or so when they finally get flights going. That would be awesome.
Just in time for the oil to run out
Nah, apparently they run the thing off laughing gas and old tires...oil will be passe at that point.
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:06 pm
by seremtan
virgin 'galactic' is overselling a little i feel
Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:56 pm
by Tsakali_
seremtan wrote:virgin 'galactic' is overselling a little i feel
not really, hey remember the days when refrigerators used to advertise no frost, even if they didn't really work as advertised...
heh by the time we are able to trullytravel around the galaxy, it would be too cliche to use words like that.
I think it's cute
Re: Virgin Spaceport to be Built in New Mexico
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:53 am
by seremtan
more on this, with vids:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8111243.stm
also:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7799502.stm
"The prospect of space flight from Scotland is a serious and exciting one," Mr Robertson said.
