Space Tourism The Unveiling of SpaceShipTwo And White Knight Two

Space Tourism Project Funded by Richard Branson Designed by Burt Rutan Four Years in Progress 250 Tickets sold $200,000 each  $50,000,000 from private parties.

Sir Richard Branson Born July 18, – Student Magazine 1974 – Student Advisory Centre 1972 – Virgin Record Store 1990 – Knighted

Burt Rutan Born June 17, 1943 Estacada, Oregon 1986 – Model 76 Voyager » 9days, 3min, 44sec 2004 – Winner of Ansari X-Prize ($10mil) » SpaceShipOne » Funded By Paul Allen of Microsoft

Jully 28 th 2008 First “Rollout” in Mojave, California

White Knight Two “Eve” Twin Fuselage World's largest all-carbon-composite aircraft 140’ Wingspan Same as the Boeing B-29 Superfortress (WWII) Carries SpaceShipTwo – 50,000 feet

SpaceShipTwo Similar size to Corporate Gulfstream Hybrid Rocket Used to Reach Space House Two Pilots and 6 Passengers 2.5 Hour Trip ~5 Minutes of Weightlessness “Feathering" technique

Other Uses Launch Small Satellites into Low Earth Orbit Adapted to Fight Wildfires Emergency Rescue Vehicle

Other Space Tourism Projects Armadillo Aerospace Benson Space Co. Bigelow Aerospace Blue Origin Da Vinci Project Explorer Interorbital Systems Masten Space Systems PlanetSpace Rocketplane Kistler Starchaser Space Adventures SpaceX Virgin Galactic XCOR Aerospace

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