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Unveiled! Virgin Galactic's New Ride

A first look at the interior of the SpaceShipTwo suborbital tourist vehicle

By Eric Adams Posted 09.28.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

Click 'View Photos' to look inside the cabin of SpaceShipTwo. And for an eye-popping video ride, scroll to the bottom of the page Virgin Galactic today unveiled a mock-up of the slick, Philippe Starckâ€designed interior of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital tourist vehicle.

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It's a Rocket! It's a Plane! It's...Rocket Plane!

With its rocket-engine tail and fuel-packed fuselage, this modified business jet might be the first private craft to launch tourists into space

By Michael Belfiore Posted 08.01.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

Can't decide where to spend your fortune on a trip out of Earth's atmosphere? Check out our Tourist's Guide to Space.

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A New Presidential Ride

The aging Marine One helicopter fleet is finally due to retire. Meet its successor

By Jonathon Keats Posted 05.01.2006 at 1:00 am 0 Comments

After decades of upgrades to a fleet of notoriously cramped Sikorsky VH-3 Sea Kings, the White House has tasked Lockheed Martin with a dramatic, $6.1-billion makeover of Marine One, the presidential helicopter, starting this summer. The goal: to fit a mobile Oval Office into the tight quarters of a chopper. The new fleet will consist of 23 VH-71 aircraft, each of which will have 200 square feet of cabin space, nearly double the Sea King´s 116.

Aside from the legroom, the copter will incorporate major upgrades to the old defense and communications

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