Since things seems to be heating up on the Virgin Galactic front, I though I’d start a thread devoted to them here. They’ve just completed their second “almost space” test in the last few months. VG’s system is night and day different from SpaceX - they have a small 6 passenger solid fuel motor spaceship launched at 60,000 feet from a custom mothership, which then glides back down for a runway landing. Space tourism to the edge of space.
Latest info: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo takes a step closer to space - SpaceNews.com
Latest info: Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo takes a step closer to space - SpaceNews.com