Virgin Galactic
Autor: andrey • November 20, 2011 • Essay • 264 Words (2 Pages) • 1,527 Views
• 6 seats + 2(crew)
• "Age is not a consideration and the vast majority of reasonably healthy fit and healthy people will be able to take the trip to space and back without any problem."
• Name: Virgin Spaceship Enterprise (model design name: Spaceship Two) is attached to Virgin Mothership Eve (model design: Knight something)
• Eligiable for space tourism, space science and small satellite lauch
• Spaceports:New Mexico and Abu Dhabi
• Risks: Safety (we prefer not to fly if we feel you the customer are at risk)
• Operation: Detachment at 50 000 ft - no need to ground launch; less risky – 50 000 ft is above most of the Earth's atmosphere; it glides on the way down (in case of problems it's safer)
• Green technology
• VG's Goal: To end the exclusivity attached to manned space travel, which means designing a vehicle which can fly almost anyone to space and back safely without the need for special expertise or exhaustive , time consuming training
• 93% of people (n=88) are eligiable to fly – from age 22 to 88 years old.
• 3 days of pre flight preparation
• Since 2005 people have been booking their tickets – VG has been inviting them to media events
• Price: $200 000 + $20 000 refundable deposit
• Experience: No boundaries across territories; complete silence, ability to see the curviness of the world – You're life will never be the same
• Emissions per passenger per trip are 0,8 tons of CO2 – less than a one way flight from London to New York
• Science – better understanding of
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