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The VSS UNITY Spaceship Is Virgin Galactic’s Latest Attempt At Space Travel

By Victor Baker

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VSS UNITY Spaceship

Virgin Galactic has revealed the super cool looking SpaceShipTwo, at a ceremony attended by Sir Richard Branson and his family, among many other personalities. Professor Stephen Hawking dubbed the new project Virgin Spaceship (VSS) Unity, and this is the first undertaking by The Spaceship Company.

The incredible VSS Unity spaceship was unveiled in FAITH, the Mojave-based home of Virgin Galactic’s human space flight program. The spaceship features a new silver and white livery, and it’s looking mighty sleek. Development started back in 2012, with each component part undergoing rigorous testing before assembly.

VSS UNITY Spaceship

Based on the smaller 2004 X-PRIZE winning SpaceShipOne, designed by Burt Rutan, SpaceShipTwo was designed to take a crew of two pilots and up to six passengers beyond the limits of our planet.

Virgin Galactic’s space flight experience features an air launch followed by a rocket-powered ascent at three and a half times the speed of sound, hen when you enter the silence of space you’ll get several minutes of out-of-seat weightlessness and multiple breathtaking views of our home planet.

With VSS Unity now fully manufactured and unveiled, The Spaceship Company will undertake complex and thorough testing before the first flights take place. Work on the next SpaceShipTwo has already started, which is good news, because this trip sounds like the best thing ever!

VSS UNITY Spaceship

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About Victor Baker

Victor has always been a big fan of cars, which is why he’s so proud to call himself a genuine petrolhead these days. His love actually stemmed from his father, who was an automotive engineer. Today, he loves to write down everything that comes to mind, car-related or not, and when he really gets down to it, he pretty much becomes one with his laptop.

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