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Virgin Atlantic aims to space tourism

Washington, USA - A deal with the producers of the SpaceShipOne was signed and, according to Branson, it will enable to train 1000 pilots in 5 years

Richard Branson would prove convinced about the quality of the SpaceShipOne programme, that enabled a pilot to perform the first space tourism flight in history aboard a special aircraft during last June. AVIONEWS deeply analysed such experience, also underlining that some structural problems could have turn such event into a tragedy. However, the Virgin Atlantic Airline's leader would have recently...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 104074
Rome, Italy, 09/27/2004 16:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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