SPACESHIP NEWS

"Space Ship 2", which was cut off at 46,500 feet (14.2 kilometers) at the altitude, was conducted on July 26 at the Mojave, California, the third power flight test (test using the rocket engine) He injected a rocket engine and rose almost vertically at the speed of Mach 2.47 (approximately 3026 km / h), reaching a record high of 170,800 feet (about 52 kilometers).

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President John Smith, president of Space Ship Travel, who has an exclusive sales agreement with Virgin Galactic to aim for commercial spaceflight, said, "I expect this time next time, I think there is a start of space travel next year," Show quiet but enthusiastic. Asking the grounds, Mr. Asakawa gave a third test flight that took place at the end of July this year. "Up until now, the flight that injected the rocket engine only reached the stratosphere with an altitude of 20 to 30 km, which was beyond the stratosphere for the first time," Mr. Smith said. SpaceShip 2 is a spacecraft that carries six passengers and two pilots and travels back and forth to an altitude of 100 km, which is the boundary between the universe and the earth. The flight time is about 2 hours and you can experience the state of weightlessness for about 4 minutes. Travel fee is 250 thousand US dollars per person (including preparatory training expenses for 3 days).