Virgin Galactic The Sanskrit word asana appears in many contexts denoting a static physical position, although, as noted, traditional usage is specific to the practice of yoga. traditional use defines asana as singular and plural.SpaceShipTwo will carry six people in addition to two pilots, providing those on board with a view of space and several minutes of weightlessness once space flights begin. Eventual operational flights of SpaceShipTwo will occur from Spaceport America in New Mexico. Latest word is that the first passenger flights could begin in 2011.
Virgin Galactic reports that it now has 370 paid bookings for its first space flights, with customer deposits totaling $50 million. Future commercial operations will be at Spaceport America in New Mexico where final preparations are taking place for a finished runway inauguration ceremony on October 22nd. The remaining steps are for Virgin Galactic to obtain its Federal Aviation Administration license and complete the testing phase, the company says. This may take another year, so regularly scheduled commercial spaceflight may actually commence by 2012.
This series represents what we are all about historic drama and adventure,” commented Steve Burns, NGC’s executive vice president of content. “We are honored to provide people with a window into the historic work of the incredible team at Virgin Galactic and Scaled Composites as well as the vision of Burt Rutan and Richard Branson, whose drive and passion promise to make space travel a reality.The cost of the trip into space is $200,000 or £126,000 and that money will get you an experience where you’ll be taken above the earth’s atmosphere and then experience some minutes of weightlessness.
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