Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2 unveiled

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Johnney Guinness Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 06 Posts: 2944 Credit: 2,304,282 RAC: 244	Message 953001 - Posted: 7 Dec 2009, 15:52:04 UTC Last modified: 7 Dec 2009, 16:33:39 UTC
	Today (7 Dec 2009) Virgin Galactic are unveiling the brand new SpaceShip2 to the public. Governer Arnold Schwarzenegger and Governer Bill Richardson will be showing the new spaceship2 to the public. If you find any video clips and stuff, do post the links and pictures in this thread. Post whatever you find! ******************* Current news and video's; FoxNews; http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,579617,00.html FoxNews Video; http://video.foxnews.com/12297699/out-of-this-world ****************** Links to watch; http://www.virgingalactic.com/ http://twitter.com/Virgin_Galactic Virgin Galactic recently added Youtube videos http://www.youtube.com/user/virgingalactic http://www.flickr.com/photos/virgingalactic/ **************** **************** John. ____________
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Johnney Guinness Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 06 Posts: 2944 Credit: 2,304,282 RAC: 244	Message 953015 - Posted: 7 Dec 2009, 17:24:58 UTC
	Virgin Galactic SpaceShip2; John. ____________
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Johnney Guinness Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 06 Posts: 2944 Credit: 2,304,282 RAC: 244	Message 953038 - Posted: 7 Dec 2009, 19:30:29 UTC
	. Youtube video - SpaceShip 2; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKxDp5wZqlE Preview of the brand new Virgin Galactic SpaceShip 2 in the hanger. Sir Richard Branson, Burt Rutan and Will Whitehorn view the new spaceship in the Scaled Composites hanger in Mojave Spaceport, Mojave, California. John. ____________
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Steve Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 94 Credit: 68,888 RAC: 0	Message 954699 - Posted: 14 Dec 2009, 13:29:08 UTC - in response to Message 953015.
	Nice Pix - wonder why people are willing to pay so much to take a little trip, hurl some cookies. It's their money tho, I reckon, and cheaper than signing on with the Russians to visit ISS. I wonder what Arnold and Cali have to do with this? Rutan's lab and the X-Prize flights took place there, but isn't Virgin (et. al.) investing in the space-tourism launch center in New Mexico?
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Niko Send message Joined: 14 Dec 09 Posts: 123 Credit: 70,041 RAC: 0	Message 955267 - Posted: 16 Dec 2009, 19:53:08 UTC - in response to Message 954699.
	Does anyone know if this craft could dock with the International Space Station. It's initial flight apogee is 100 miles short of the ISS at its lowest point in orbit, which I guess is not a big deal in space, right?
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Johnney Guinness Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 11 Sep 06 Posts: 2944 Credit: 2,304,282 RAC: 244	Message 955287 - Posted: 16 Dec 2009, 22:32:50 UTC - in response to Message 955267.
	Does anyone know if this craft could dock with the International Space Station. It's initial flight apogee is 100 miles short of the ISS at its lowest point in orbit, which I guess is not a big deal in space, right? No, it can't. You need a special hatch ring attached to the space shuttle to dock with the ISS. Maybe SpaceShip 3 might have something like that. Maybe it might be planned for further down the line. Its reported in the media that NASA have been in talks with virgin galactic and are watching there progress very carefully. John. ____________
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Gary Charpentier Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 25 Dec 00 Posts: 10313 Credit: 5,062,152 RAC: 6,226	Message 955288 - Posted: 16 Dec 2009, 22:34:00 UTC - in response to Message 955267.
	Does anyone know if this craft could dock with the International Space Station. It's initial flight apogee is 100 miles short of the ISS at its lowest point in orbit, which I guess is not a big deal in space, right? It doesn't go in to orbit, which is a big thing. About 17,500 mph thing. ____________
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