Astronaut for Hire: January 2008

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo design

1/24/2008 04:48:00 PM

Virgin Galactic has unveiled the design of its new space launch system SpaceShipTwo, based on the 2004 X-PRIZE-winning SpaceShipOne. The new mothership called the WhiteKnightTwo is nearing completion and will undergo testing in summer 2008. Even better, both WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo are being designed to run on biofuel, making them more environmentally friendly.

Here is a link to the Virgin Galactic press release (MS Word format).