http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/ Engadget Comments for Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo: the video unveiling http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Rock on Mr Brandson!]]>Dec 11th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
x2]]>Dec 10th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Yeah this is quite inspiring. Why only two minutes and where are the HIGH RES PICTURES!!!!]]>Dec 10th 2009 10:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 11th 2009 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 12th 2009 2:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 12th 2009 2:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/I was thinking about Galactica while watching the video
]]>Dec 10th 2009 5:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 6:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
when applied to conventional aircraft. beats the heck out of flying supersonic in the atmosphere ... *cough* concorde *cough*.]]>Dec 11th 2009 1:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/you r right !
it does not look safe at all.
its not about the looks i guess ]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 6:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Hey - I'm no engineer... and haven't been following this enough to say how safe it is... (for all I know, it could be safer than a standard jet.) But I just wouldn't want to be in this during any hard spells of turbulence... that's all I'm saying.....

I hope the three cabins can somehow fly separately, cause I totally see em snapping off.]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Burt Rutan has been designing and building radical planes his entire life. Very experienced. Google him.

He has several planes hanging in the Smithsonian Annex near National Airport in DC. Cool stuff. I have been drooling over his planes since I was a kid. Which was 30 years ago.]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_Lightning


]]>Dec 10th 2009 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Yeah i was invited to his presentation here once and Burt sure knows what he's doing. I wouldn't doubt his skills when it comes to anything that flies.

I sure wanna try this one day =]]]>Dec 11th 2009 1:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
well yeah obviously the middle one separates from everything else and flies to space]]>Dec 11th 2009 5:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Nonetheless, the element of awesomeness cannot be ignore. Very nice!]]>Dec 10th 2009 5:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Yeah, it will take a lot to get to 17.5k mph. But then, this is much , much safer than that. The forces on this craft are exponentially less. For someone who wants to go up real real high into space and see the round Earth with their naked eyes, this is BETTER than a space shuttle in many respects. Of course, the main respect is that this is feasible by a private company.

I hope they get rich doing this.]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
But yeah - I wish I could live his life... Must be nice.]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/28000 I think it was.]]>Dec 11th 2009 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/I was waiting for some moron to mention apple or crysis. You won!]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/... and loved the seat labels "Future Astronaut".

... and loved Arnold's joke about how his fellow governer will be enjoying the weightlessness LOL.]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jafopix/tags/whiteknighttwo/]]>Dec 10th 2009 6:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/I think it's USS not VSS]]>Dec 10th 2009 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/it's VSS not USS]]>Dec 10th 2009 7:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Virgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn said this, "It was the name of the first [NASA] space shuttle, and it has dominated science fiction as a kind of watchword for human spaceflight in the future." The space shuttle was also named after the fictional starship.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/12/091208-virgin-galactic-spaceship-enterprise-branson.html

They actually plan on naming the second one Voyager.]]>Dec 10th 2009 11:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 7:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 7:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 7:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 7:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Hmmm... "Enterprise, brought to you by Virgin. Go where no man has gone before."

Double entendre!]]>Dec 10th 2009 7:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/Dec 10th 2009 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
Cruise to 55000ft get dropped by White knight 2 ignite rocket fo r55 seconds then unclick your seat belt at 360.000 ft, float around for 4+ minutes and see mother earth from above....so worth the $$ ]]>Dec 10th 2009 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/10/virgin-galactics-spaceshiptwo-the-video-unveiling/
200k is cheap compared to $22800 round trip LAX to Dubai on a commercial Airliner]]>Dec 10th 2009 7:47PM