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Virgin Galactic to unveil White Knight Two mothership

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    #2
    WooPeeA
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    Richard Branson puts lots of money through this company. It must work.. The prices will not be that expensive comparing to flights with NASA or Russians..


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    WooPeeA
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    Short interview with Richard Branson made by BBC:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7530231.stm


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    AtomicHorror
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    Fingers crossed Virgin Galactic will make this profitable and herald the age of commercial space flight! It'll be third or fourth generation before I can afford it anyway... :(


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    Muppet Man
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    A moot point, but the word "Mothership" bugs the hell out of me... seems to lack originallity and for me anyway, just reminds me of B rated Black and White Alien flicks from pre 1950's Hollywood... sorry for rant...


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    AtomicHorror
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    Muppet Man wrote: »
    A moot point, but the word "Mothership" bugs the hell out of me... seems to lack originallity and for me anyway, just reminds me of B rated Black and White Alien flicks from pre 1950's Hollywood... sorry for rant...

    Not sure it's the term they use... it's just called White Knight Two. Technically it's nothing more than a twin fuselage passenger jet. Mothership is a pretty cliched turn of phrase alright.


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