The company Virgin Galactic is 60% completed the work on the creation of private space ship and plans to begin test flights this summer. System start-up model, The White Knight Two (WK2) is based on the technology of SpaceShipOne, which has already been used to successfully sent into space. The advantage of this solution, besides cost, as is its environmental friendliness, which is used for geothermal and solar energy (in the future we plan to experiment with biofuels ). With the new vehicle the company plans to launch in vacuum up to eight people and all the additional loads, such as satellites and scientific equipment.
The primary objectives Virgin Galactic - the establishment of a cheaper ... Today, Virgin has already registered more than 200 future astronauts and about 85,000 people interested in flight. Eighty people have already passed a medical examination and any necessary tests, having received permission to fly.
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