Saturday, 5 July 2008
Space Removals Next?
Xcor Aerospace announced they would carry a pilot and a single passenger to an altitude of 200,000 feet that would for cost about $100,000 a ride. Flight testing is expected to start in 2010. This two seater rocket ship will reach 200,000 feet. The passengers will experience about 90 seconds of weightlessness.
It is not the first do this, the SpaceShipTwo by the Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, which has six seats, it will start test-flying this year. If you're ready for it, ready the money first!