The Ansari X Prize has been won by SpaceShipOne! [www.economist.com]
Twice into sub-orbit in two weeks with two people.
Now that's cool.
If you want to buy a ticket, maybe you won't have to wait long...
[SpaceShipOne] has teamed up with Sir Richard Branson, an airlines-to-telecoms entrepreneur, to offer space tourism under the banner of Virgin Galactic.
You just know Branson couldn't resist branding that sucker. Sure beats a big baloon ;)
An industry thriving from putting payloads and paying passengers into space? It may sound fanciful, but thatÂ’s what they said about the first aircraft designed to ferry passengers across continents.
01:19 PM, 07 Oct 2004 by Mark Aufflick Permalink | Short Link