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Virgin Galactic WhiteKnightTwo unveiled

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2008-07-28 14:51:00 by CharlieWhite in DVICE
...WhiteKnightTwo , the workhorse aircraft that will launch SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space. Today in the Mojave desert north of Los Angeles, the space cowboys rolled out the top-secret craft, which will first serve as a flight simulator next month for those lucky pilots who will learn to launch private citizens into space. If all goes well,...
 
Tags: flight simulator, flight, 5-hour space flight, space, space tourists, space tourism, whiteknighttwo, launch, launch spaceshiptwo
 
 
 
 
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WhiteKnightTwo scheduled to rollout in July, fly in September

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2008-06-10 09:25:00 by Joshua Fruhlinger in Engadget
...WhiteKnightTwo will rollout in late July, and after some ground tests, take to the skies by September. With this rollout come some new details about the composite, twin-boom mothership, which Virgin Galactic is selling as an "open architecture" that they are clearly open to pimping for other applications. Says Prez Will Whitehorn,...
 
Tags: whiteknighttwo, carbon composite aircraft, carrier ship whiteknighttwo, aircraft, rollout, composite, september, virgin galactic, carry rich people
 
 
 
 
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Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo spaceship carrier gets unveiled

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2008-07-28 12:10:00 by Donald Melanson in Engadget
...WhiteKnightTwo spaceship carrier as promised . This craft (only the first of more that are promised) has been named EVE (after Branson's mother) and, with a 140-foot wingspan, it's apparently now officially the largest all carbon-composite aircraft ever made. Eventually, it'll be used to help carry the the yet-to-be-completed SpaceShipTwo...
 
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Latest news: Virgin Galatic unveils the WhiteKnightTwo...

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2008-07-29 17:46:30 by Gad in GadgetLite Blog
...WhiteKnightTwo, the aircraft which will be on-course to become the first to carry non-astronauts (people like you and me) into the outer space Here's an important fact: Fewer than 500 people have gone to space. Out of those 500, most have been highly trained astronauts or scientists But now its going to be different, at least if everything...
 
Tags: virgin galatic, space, outer space, virgin galatic unveils, commercial space travel, virgin galatic reveals, space travel, whiteknighttwo, news
 
 
 
 
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SpaceShipTwo & WhiteKnightTwo Unveiled

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2008-01-23 22:37:59 by Editor in Ubergizmo
...WhiteKnightTwo from Virgin Galactic were unveiled, ushering in the age of private spaceflight to the masses (or at least those who could afford it, that is). Currently, the SpaceShipTwo stands at 60% complete with test flights due later this year while the WhiteKnightTwo is 70% completed. The latter will also hold the record for being the...
 
Tags: spaceshiptwo, carbon composite, carbon composite plane, spaceshiptwo stands, whiteknighttwo, test flights due, spaceshiptwo include, key features, height roughly
 
 
 
 
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SpaceShipTwo & WhiteKnightTwo Unveiled

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2008-01-24 06:37:59 by posted by Pantha in
...WhiteKnightTwo from Virgin Galactic were unveiled, ushering in the age of private spaceflight to the masses (or at least those who could afford it, that is). Currently, the SpaceShipTwo stands at 60% complete with test flights due later this year while the WhiteKnightTwo is 70% completed. The latter will also hold the record for being the...
 
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Beautiful Video of Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo [Spaceships]

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2008-07-28 16:00:00 by Brian Lam in Gizmodo
WhiteKnightTwo is beautiful in stills , but it's nicer in video. Especially when put to The Conchords playing Bowie, which you should all buy. [ Bowie on Amazon , WhiteKnightTwo on Giz
 
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Virgin Galactic's Mothership Aircraft WhiteKnightTwo unveiled

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2008-07-29 04:34:08 by Asmita in Born Rich
...WhiteKnightTwo, the workhorse aircraft that will launch SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space. The craft will first serve as a flight simulator next month for pilots who train in launching private citizens into space. With a 140-foot wingspan, the craft is anything but ordinary and will carry the SpaceShipTwo to a height of 50,000 feet above...
 
Tags: space tourism, space, richard branson, whiteknighttwo, suborbital space, spaceshiptwo, launch spaceshiptwo, carbon fiber composite, flight simulator
 
 
 
 
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Virgin Galactic's Mothership Aircraft WhiteKnightTwo unveiled

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2008-07-29 04:34:08 by Asmita in Born Rich
...WhiteKnightTwo, the workhorse aircraft that will launch SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space. The craft will first serve as a flight simulator next month for pilots who train in launching private citizens into space. With a 140-foot wingspan, the craft is anything but ordinary and will carry the SpaceShipTwo to a height of 50,000 feet above...
 
Tags: space tourism, space, richard branson, whiteknighttwo, suborbital space, spaceshiptwo, launch spaceshiptwo, carbon fiber composite, flight simulator
 
 
 
 
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Virgin Galactic's Mothership Aircraft WhiteKnightTwo unveiled

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2008-07-29 04:34:08 by Asmita in Born Rich
...WhiteKnightTwo, the workhorse aircraft that will launch SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space. The craft will first serve as a flight simulator next month for pilots who train in launching private citizens into space. With a 140-foot wingspan, the craft is anything but ordinary and will carry the SpaceShipTwo to a height of 50,000 feet above...
 
Tags: space tourism, space, richard branson, whiteknighttwo, suborbital space, spaceshiptwo, launch spaceshiptwo, carbon fiber composite, flight simulator