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Virgin Galactic Unveils New Designs

We get a first peak at SpaceShipTwo and Branson's sexy new Galactic Girl logo
By Seth Fletcher Posted 01.23.2008 at 4:53 pm 2 Comments

This morning at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, in front of a throng of international press, paying customers, and various captains of future industries, Branson, Scaled Composites CEO Burt Rutan, and other Virgin Galactic execs unveiled new designs for both White Knight and SpaceShipTwo. Branson says the two-ship combo will act as a “catalyst to transform human access to space.”

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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 2:00 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 Starck–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 2:00 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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