New Virgin Galactic/VSS Enterprise promo video

[Dr Mordrid]

I WANNA GOOOOooooooooo........

YouTube Link.... (play full screen)

Includes imagery of what New Mexico's SpacePort America will look like (runway is done and they're building the terminal now)

[Elie]

simply awesome!

[Dr Mordrid]

Captive carry tests continue on a ramp-up to the first drop glide and the first powered flight.

After VSS Enterprise has finished its tests then work starts on VSS Voyager and its stablemates, and more White Knight Two's - LOTS of companies, countries and NASA want them for other missions.

A couple of treats - VSS Enterprise on the runway

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Big version (4288x2848)

[Elie]

If this proves to be successful... it will redefine the whole aerospace industry. No longer do you have to spend billions of dollars designing heavy weight space craft only to take you to orbiting altitudes. Instead a craft made out of carbon fibers and titanium and plastics can do the trick.

[Dr Mordrid]

A plus for SS2 is very cheap access for microgravity experiments and astronaut training, missions that NASA and others have already contracted for.

SS2 is also intended to be the prototype for an intercontinental hypersonic passenger transport.

White Knight Two is to be the harbinger for that vehicles super-sized mother-ship, which could also serve as a fly-back booster for orbital missions. Rumored to be at least as large as a 747 in linear measures, but extremely light and with an enormous carry capability.

Could do away with medium lift 1st stages as we now know them.