Author Topic: Virgin Galactic and SpaceShipTwo Master Thread (1) (Read 255456 times)

8900 · « **Reply #20 on:** 11/24/2009 07:27 am »

Quote from: jabe on 11/24/2009 12:21 am

An article from Wired magazine. Some nice pics of the SS2 in process of being built...
The unveiling should be a good watch. I wonder how soon the first drop test will be. Love to see SS2 in free flight.
jb

SS2 top secret "spy" photos

longing for the unveiling

jabe · « **Reply #21 on:** 11/28/2009 09:12 pm »

Stumbled across this article on fox news that they posted earlier in the month and they had a picture of the supposed cockpit of SS2..for some reason it isn't what I was expecting it to be... I was half expecting two seat for the pilot and coplilot.
jb

jiggawo · « **Reply #22 on:** 11/28/2009 09:21 pm »

That picture is of SpaceShipOne

Quote from: jabe on 11/28/2009 09:12 pm

Stumbled across this article on fox news that they posted earlier in the month and they had a picture of the supposed cockpit of SS2..for some reason it isn't what I was expecting it to be... I was half expecting two seat for the pilot and coplilot.
jb

jabe · « **Reply #23 on:** 11/28/2009 09:27 pm »

agreed..just did more digging for pictures..should have done some digging first...
didn;t think fox would have that picture posted before unveiling
thanks
jb

zaitcev · « **Reply #24 on:** 11/30/2009 06:10 pm »

Quote from: jabe on 11/28/2009 09:12 pm

Stumbled across this article on fox news that they posted earlier in the month and they had a picture of the supposed cockpit of SS2.

It's a mistake, the cockpit is of SS1
-- Pete

jabe · « **Reply #25 on:** 12/01/2009 12:19 am »

their new website is up...http://www.virgingalactic.com/
jb

cixelsyD · « **Reply #26 on:** 12/01/2009 05:34 am »

Their website looks great, hope they get the business.

Their spaceport site is enough to inspire anyone!
http://www.virgingalactic.com/overview/spaceport/

I'd be amazed though if they could find enough people with all the money to keep the space tourist business going for an extended period of time.

jabe · « **Reply #27 on:** 12/01/2009 03:01 pm »

Quote from: cixelsyD on 12/01/2009 05:34 am

I'd be amazed though if they could find enough people with all the money to keep the space tourist business going for an extended period of time.

That is where I think Virgin did it right ..from the reading I've done, they made everything big enough so it can be used for not JUST space tourist. WK2 can be a high altitude heavy lift for other uses..and SS2 looks like a nice size for Sub orbital experiments... great for testing an experiment going to spacestation for 5 minutes rather then 30 second spurts in a "Vomit comet"..
not sure if they got lucky that the market evolved that way or they helped evolve the market. Either way they may be busy if all goes well with development...
Going to be an interesting next few years...
the pilots flying SS2 may have lots of fun it if it is a nice forgiving craft to fly..time will tell
jb

mr. mark · « **Reply #28 on:** 12/06/2009 05:28 pm »

SS2 unveils tomorrow, Monday afternoon! Exciting news, looking forward to seeing it tomorrow and SS2 starting flight trials!

SpacexULA · « **Reply #29 on:** 12/06/2009 07:41 pm »

All this, and two test flights for the Boeing 787 before the end of the year.

By god, the year end reviews of aerospace news are going to be GREAT this year.

Hopefully next year, with it's operational 787s, Masten/Armadillo/Unreasonable test suborbital flights, Virgin Galactic Test flights, Falcon 9 & 1e flights, Taurus 2 test fires, Shuttle launches, Copula at the ISS, new X prizes, will make 2009 look like 2008!

jabe · « **Reply #30 on:** 12/06/2009 09:18 pm »

An article on popsci. Pics are cool but but pretty much 8 identical pics jusyt slightly different views.

Now to wait for the press pack for the unveiling... and then the unveiling....What time is the unveiling? 3 pm EST??
I so hope they have new animation for SS2 and that the SS2 is fully complete with seats on the inside. I still find it hard to see 6 people floating around inside it without running into each other often unlike the current animations...wouldn't want to be the smallest guy on the trip.

Mind you I'd still pay the full fee if i had the money...
jb

edit: BTW I agree with you SpacexULA..one cool end of the year and a fabulous 2010 coming!!!

kevin-rf · « **Reply #31 on:** 12/07/2009 01:30 pm »

Quote from: SpacexULA on 12/06/2009 07:41 pm

All this, and two test flights for the Boeing 787 before the end of the year.

Don't forget the potential for the A400M first flight by year end, shame the 747-8i first flight is pushed out until early next year.

Newest rumor on 787 first flight is 12-15-2009.

MikeMi. · « **Reply #32 on:** 12/07/2009 01:48 pm »

Is the transmission of todays presentation planned via some webcast or so? Would like to see it live..

tobi453 · « **Reply #33 on:** 12/07/2009 04:15 pm »

Here are two pics.

Ronsmytheiii · « **Reply #34 on:** 12/07/2009 04:27 pm »

CNN video:

http://us.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2009/12/07/branson.space.tourism.cnn

bad_astra · « **Reply #35 on:** 12/07/2009 04:42 pm »

Excellent!

Tergenev · « **Reply #36 on:** 12/07/2009 05:25 pm »

Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 12/07/2009 04:27 pm

CNN video:

http://us.cnn.com/video/?/video/tech/2009/12/07/branson.space.tourism.cnn

Yes, a very nice interview. They actually gave Richard Branson some time to talk. Sounds like he's got a touch of the flu, possibly.

One question . . . That's a picture of his MOTHER on the nose of the ship?? (And I guess her name is Eve, so she's the source of the name for the prototype as well?)

Also, I hadn't heard that Branson, his family, his parents, and Burt Rutan are going to be the first passengers. I guess I had heard that Branson himself would go, just not the rest of them. That should be fun. And 18 months of testing, given the explosion in the desert that killed the Scaled Composites personnel, and the fact that the entire 'royal family' will be going on the first non test flight . . .sounds about right.

bad_astra · « **Reply #37 on:** 12/07/2009 06:01 pm »

Are they still using SpaceDev for the engine work?

mjcrsmith · « **Reply #38 on:** 12/07/2009 06:22 pm »

From the press release. Gota love it!

"...will today christen SS2 with the name Virgin Space Ship (VSS) ENTERPRISE."

dad2059 · « **Reply #39 on:** 12/07/2009 06:31 pm »

Quote from: bad_astra on 12/07/2009 06:01 pm

Are they still using SpaceDev for the engine work?

Yes, they have a contract until 2012; http://www.spacedev.com/print_press.php?id=282