Virgin Group head Sir Richard Branson unveiled the latest addition to his air- and spaceline fleet at the Mojave Airport in California today, accompanied by the craft's chief designer, Burt Rutan. The White Knight 2 is a four-engine jet that will carry an 8-seat spaceship called SpaceShipTwo to an altitude of 48,000 feet so that the spaceship can drop off and fire its rocket engine for a brief run to suborbital space. Branson's Virgin Galactic hopes to begin regularly scheduled passenger service to space in 2010.
hahahahahaahahaa soooooooooo uncool for just thirty minutes in the atmosphere for more than 6 grand wow hes gonna get rich after this
good idea.... idiot
It’s about time we get the adapter equivalent of the Universal Remote Control. Ever since engineer Doug Palmer lost his cell phone charger (a hardship that has practically become part of the shared human experience), he has sought to develop an adapter that supplies power to every last iPod, laptop and digital camera.
you lived on earth for how long? and you just noticed that?
i wonder if putting a dr.scholls pad down there works
it's not actually imposible to curve a bullet its humanly imposible
it's not actually imposible to curve a bullet its humanly imposible
it's not actually imposible to curve a bullet its humanly imposible
Afghanistan. A hidden bunker. Four men with rifles guard a thick, rusted steel door. Bam! A huge fist pounds against it—from inside. Bam! More blows dent the steel. The hinges strain. The guards cower, inching backward. Whatever's trying to break out is big. And angry.
Darn son that Fatching awesome i want that suit
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