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Virgin Galactic's suborbital SpaceShipTwo successfully conducted its first "cold flow" flight test above the Mojave Desert
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April 12).
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During the test, oxidizer was run through the rocket's propulsion system and out the back nozzle of the ship, though the vehicle's rocket engine was not turned on
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The next big step for the commercial spaceflight company appears to be conducting a full flight test, igniting the rocket in the air.
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Once SpaceShipTwo is operational, WhiteKnightTwo will carry the vehicle up to an altitude of about 50,000 feet (15,240 meters) before releasing it.
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After separation, SpaceShipTwo will accelerate to 2,500 mph (4,000 km/h) and eventually pass an altitude of 62 miles (100 kilometers), the point at which passengers are considered astronauts
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The spaceship will reach a peak altitude of 68 miles (110 km), giving the six passengers and two pilots about five minutes of weightlessness
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Upon re-entry, SpaceShipTwo will be able to land on a conventional runway
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A seat on board a SpaceShipTwo flight costs $200,000. More than 550 people have put down deposits to reserve a spot
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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo suborbital space tourism vehicle has won U.S. regulatory approval to begin powered flight testing of the rocket-propelled craft later this year
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May 30 announcement that the experimental launch permit from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) authorizes the Scaled Composites development team "to progress to the rocket-powered phase of test flight
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flight system consists of two vehicles, SpaceShipTwo and its WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft
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esigned to launch six passengers and two pilots into suborbital spa
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offer a few minutes of weightlessness, then return to Eath
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not set a date for beginning commercial service
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company said May 30 that it expects to begin rocket-powered test flights before the end of 2012
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SpaceShipTwo will soon return to flight, testing the aerodynamic performance of the spacecraft with the full weight of the rocket motor system on board
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Integration of key rocket motor components, already begun during a now-concluding period of downtime for routine maintenance, will continue in the autumn
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expects to begin rocket powered, supersonic test flights under the just-issued experimental permit toward the end of the year."
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the executive producer behind Survivor is planning to host another reality competition that will land the winner a rocket trip to space
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don’t know yet what
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will be needed to score a trip with Virgin Galactic
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. A press release simply promises a “groundbreaking, elimination competition series where everyday people compete for the ultimate prize”
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Virgin says its first spaceflight with SpaceShipTwo will be in 2014, and soon after it will open the manifest to the more than 600 folks who have purchased tickets.
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As for when
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this is just an agreement so far and nothing firm has been decided
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in 2000, Burnett announced another deal with NBC to host a space reality show (Destination Mir), with the winner visiting the Russian space station Mir
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That idea fell apart when the cash-strapped Russian Federal Space Agency elected to deorbit the aging station in 2001
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