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Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the up-up-and-back-again dept.

BoulderDad writes, "Richard Branson presented a mock-up of the new SpaceShipTwo in New York. From the article: 'Future passengers aboard Virgin Galactic spaceliners can look forward to cushioned reclining seats and lots of windows during suborbital flights aboard SpaceShipTwo, a concept interior of which was unveiled by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson Thursday.' The video is worth watching; the spaceport details are more concept than reality, but the depiction of the phases of space flight is very good."

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  1. Shotgun! by daniil · · Score: 2, Funny

    I get the shotgun seat!

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  2. Comfy... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For an initial ticket price of $200,000, Virgin Galactic passengers will buy a 2.5-hour flight aboard SpaceShipTwo and launch from an altitude of about 60,000 feet (18,288 meters), while buckled safely in seats that recline flat after reaching suborbital space.

    Ahh suborbital relaxation. Do I get a glass of Veuve with that as well? :)

    1. Re:Comfy... by nizo · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, but you get a complimentary silk barf bag with a Virgin Atlantic logo.

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  3. bin space? by omahajim · · Score: 3, Funny

    Where's the overhead bin space? I'm gonna have to board early to find space for my rollerboard!

    1. Re:bin space? by tgd · · Score: 2, Funny

      Seems to me someone probably said the aircraft needed to be bin laden, half the room started talking about european or african spaceships, and the other half called the Department of Homeland Security.

      Probably just easier to leave them out.

  4. Re:Blue's Clues Spaceship Cruise? by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tell me this thing doesn't put you in mind of a big cartoon dog.

    I thought it looked more like a sleek, white running shoe, but that's pretty improbable.

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  5. dang by BrandonBlizard · · Score: 1, Funny

    Was anyone else hoping for some sort of torpedos?

  6. Meanwhile, in an alternate universe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Somewhere in the bowels of Cheyenne Mountain, a secret government project is getting ready to launch GateShip One.

  7. Not to be confused with... by Fx.Dr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Galactic Virgins, found most notably in parents basements and Star Trek conventions nation-wide.

  8. Where the real money is at. by g00bd0g · · Score: 4, Funny

    The 1st zero-G porno is gonna rake it in.

  9. Second-second-system effect? by motiz88 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Five years from now: "Virgin Galactic Unveils SpaceShipTwo 2 Duo II Zwei Deux!"

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  10. Somebody should have said this by mapkinase · · Score: 2, Funny

    What is with "SpaceShipOne", "SpaceShipTwo"? Reminds me of an ancient joke about a programmer who was told to drop undescriptive variable names like "i" or "j", so he adopted variable names like "descriptive_enumerator_1", "descriptive_variable_name_2".

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