Spectre’s Sayings

The New York Times is reporting that Sir Richard Branson unveiled today a model of Virgin Galactic’s passenger-carrying spaceship. The company plans on starting test flights later this year.

The craft will be carried to 50,000 feet by the White Knight Two launch aircraft, and then fire its rockets to complete its trip to suborbital space. The entire flight will take approximately 2 hours, with about 4 minutes of weightlessness.

Update: Engadget has the story (and a picture of the model) here.

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