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08.12.09
SpaceShipTwo Roll Out
Fighting against the stormy Mojave weather SpaceShipTwo was rolled out today to a spectacular display at Mojave Spaceport
On Monday 7th December Virgin Galactic unveiled SpaceShipTwo to the world at Mojave Spaceport, California. 800 press, future astronauts and VIP guests gathered in the desert for a press conference and to view the roll out of the world’s first commercial spaceline.
Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan led the press conference, special recognition went to the team at Scaled Composites whose hard work and dedication have made this happen. Governors Bill Richardson and Arnold Schwarzenegger both contributed at the press conference, celebrating this huge milestone and also joining Holly, Richard’s daughter in naming the spaceship, VSS Enterprise.
Despite gale force winds and stormy weather, guests gathered on the runway after the press conference to see SpaceShipTwo for the first time. The spaceship was carried down the runway by her mothership, VMS Eve, to a spectacular display of lights, music and snow which only helped increase the anticipation of her arrival and excitement and awe as she appeared before the crowds.
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236 Responses to "SpaceShipTwo Roll Out"
radek on 26.04.10 (15:12)
space-age craft from the present coming our way we are in the space age wooo hooo
antony on 25.04.10 (22:17)
how about a trip to the space station.... idea how about turning the space station in to a hotel. now that would amazing. daily trips to the international space station. then have the the space station pay for it self.. a real public item them. Richard then that would make you a real land mark in history. plus money as well. virgin space hotels....
Sourab on 19.04.10 (14:46)
wow!!>>.............i'm surely gonna get a ticket
Nicholas on 05.04.10 (03:59)
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Rafael Pascual on 21.03.10 (17:44)
GO!!!!!! The emotion of the future like a "concept-way" of life.