Virgin Galactic urges UK gov't to allow flights

[dreada5]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6382533.stm<br /><br /><blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>"We need to have a legislative background in the UK that would allow this type of flight to take place here or we will lose a massive opportunity," he said. <br /><br />The US has passed such legislation and Sweden is committed to investigating flights from one of its sites....<br /><br />.....Mr Whitehorn said that "within five years we can get the cost down to $75,000 and eventually down after nine years to $50,000, which is £25,000". <br /><br />"That will allow people to get up into space with three days training and see the planet Earth. <br /><br />"They won't stay there for very long, they'll only experience weightlessness for a few minutes, but the most important thing is that they will understand this planet a lot better in doing it." <br /><br />NASA had also agreed to buy seats on the flights as part of "early astronaut training", and had also lent staff to the company to help develop the space craft Mr Whitehorn said on Wednesday. <p><hr /></p></p></blockquote>

 

[Boris_Badenov]

This is great. Griffin is the best thing to happen at NASA in 35 years. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#993300"><span class="body"><font size="2" color="#3366ff"><div align="center">. </div><div align="center">Never roll in the mud with a pig. You'll both get dirty & the pig likes it.</div></font></span></font> </div>

 

[holmec]

I wonder about the visibility to land with England's weather. They only get two sunny days out of the year.<br /><br />On the other hand maybe that will be a selling point, get the Brits to see the Sun. lol. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><font color="#0000ff"><em>"SCE to AUX" - John Aaron, curiosity pays off</em></font></p> </div>

 

[dreada5]

LOL! Sweden can't be that much better... can it? <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />In any case I think they'll be shooting for summer flights rather than all-year-around. <br /><br />ps. yeah NASA/Griffin seems to be grabbing this commercial spaceflight thing by the horns!