February 21st, 2008 - VOL. 1 Issue 2

View from the Outside

SpaceShipTwo and White Knight Two

Virgin Galactic unveiled the design of its new spacecraft and carrier aircraft.

SpaceShipTwo will be lifted and launched into space by White Knight Two, a carrier aircraft that Virgin Galactic describes as the world’s largest all-carbon composite aircraft. SpaceShipTwo is designed to carry up to eight astronauts on a sub-orbital space flight.

The new vehicles and launch system are based on the technology of SpaceShipOne, which won the $10 million Ansari X Prize in October 2004.

Read more about SpaceShipTwo and White Knight Two.

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