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Hopefully other airlines can take after Virgins lead and make flying enjoyable again.]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 29th 2008 8:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
jkjk]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/23/spaceshiptwo-white-knight-two-designs-unveiled-arent-they-cut/

http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/26/whiteknighttwo-to-be-unveiled-on-monday-space-to-seem-less-far/]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
....I would assume the editor of the January post would have called first...since....he posted first.]]>Jul 28th 2008 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
And you may very well be smarter than I...although I never made any claims on either of our levels of intelligence.

No hard feelings,

derX]]>Jul 28th 2008 4:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/probably a pair of pliers.]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 31st 2008 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/and what about the passengers??]]>Aug 2nd 2008 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Aug 11th 2008 1:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Aug 3rd 2008 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
http://virgingalactic.com/pressftp/]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=13744.30]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/

P.S. How long is it until Jesse Jackass and Al "Nappy Headed Ho" Sharpton protest the name?
]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 31st 2008 6:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
This is only half the spaceship. This is the part that gets up to 50,000 feet, then SpaceShipTwo drops from the middle and rockets up to around 330,000 feet, above 62miles(100km), which is technically where "space" starts.]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/ But wouldnt any aircraft wing that broke, the pilot would have major problems?

But then again, maybe not... ]]>Jul 28th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.rockwellcollins.com/news/video/damage-tolerance.html]]>Jul 28th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Really? That's a new one for you? ]]>Jul 28th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 11:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
its just a combo of rocket scientist and brain surgeon

hence rocket surgeon]]>Aug 2nd 2008 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 4:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
I WhiteKnight (the original) they used all push rods for control and it worked fine. It's just with this big a launch craft, if they went with the white knight one style design they would have an incredibly high and unweidly cockpit.]]>Jul 28th 2008 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Jul 28th 2008 12:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/Aug 2nd 2008 6:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
Nothing against European involvement, and not to deny Sir Richard another chance to get his image in the news, but at least give credit where credit is due please... kudos to American free enterprise. ]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/28/virgin-galactics-white-knight-2-spaceship-carrier-gets-unveiled/
The point is that it didn't. It doesn't say Trump Galactic on the side there does it?!

Kudos to American free enterprise heavily subsidized by "European playboys".]]>Jul 28th 2008 12:51PM