White Knight Two (aka EVE) Launched by Virgin Galactic
Following on from a post earlier about “WhiteKnightTwo from Virgin to be unveiled today”, we can now confirm that it has been launched.
You can see some photos on this page of Virgin Galactic’s White Knight Two. This is Sir Richard Branson’s latest venture and it’s officially the largest all carbon-composite aircraft ever made.
The 140-foot wingspaned aircraft will carry the SpaceShipTwo craft into orbit (when its completed). White Knight 2 will be able to reach 50,000 ft and can train pilots for pre space-flight zero G training and positive G forces.
Richard Branson has said that Virgin Galactic’s spaceship carrier will be the first of many more. You can view more photos on Wired or read other Virgin Galactic news here.
Space Travel is heading to reality for more people but sadly those people will also have a nice bank balance. If you had the money, would you pay for a trip on SpaceShipTwo?
