Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic , the aerospace company founded by billionaire Richard Branson , has successfully tested the first test flight with passengers aboard the VSS Enterprise, the first commercial ship in the world, targeting luxury travel in space. Lift-off occurred from a runway of the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The ship remained in the air for about three hours over the deserts of the Antelope Valley. If the other tests go as expected by the end of 2011 will start the cosmic adventure tourism for the residential, the module SpaceShipTwo. In a few short video test phases of the last hours. This is the first of a series of tests to determine the degree of operational safety of the spacecraft, before taking passengers into space. The goal becomes closer. These words of Branson: “ It is no surprise that the flight went so well. We have taken another important step on the path of innovation and progress . ”

Created by engineer Burt Rutan, the ship can carry two pilots and six passengers. These can enjoy the land to 62 miles away, experiencing the feeling of weightlessness. The initiators claim that more than 300 adventurers have already paid a deposit of 200 thousand dollars to make sure the experience on board the aircraft. Branson’s company has also appointed agents throughout the world, to capture future bookings. The company, meanwhile, has begun building a spaceport in New Mexico, from where flights. The growing interest in the program has led in the month of July, the Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments to buy a share of 32 per cent of Virgin Galactic, for 280 million dollars . Obviously the business begins to feel its effects. Unfortunately there is some delay on the roadmap, because the transformation of dreams into reality is taking longer than expected for the inevitable disruption associated with such an ambitious project. When space tourism is the kingdom of astronauts government and a handful of people extremely wealthy can spend tens of millions for trips on Russian rockets.