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Virgin Atlantic aims to space tourism (2): from 2007 the space commercial flights will start

Washington, USA - Travel will last maximum three hours and will cost minimal USD 80.000

The Virgin Group thanks to the agreement with Mojave Aerospace Ventures, the American firm behind SpaceShipOne, will begin to offer space flights from 2007, for groups until 5 passengers (see news AVIONEWS): the travel should have to last maximum three hours, including the weightlessness experience, since shuttle would have to catch up an over 100 kilometers altitude from ground. For a place on the...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 104080
Rome, Italy, 09/27/2004 17:23
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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