OSU grad still aims for space
Stillwater News-Press
“Dr. Richard T. Jennings refers to himself as a two-time loser in NASA’s selection of astronauts….But he is convinced he will get a chance to visit space, and it will be at least partially because of the work he has done.
“Jennings is a consultant for Virgin Galactic, which is planning private sub-orbital flights, and works with Space Adventures, which plans to send Richard Garriott to the International Space Station in the fall. Garriott is a legendary video game designer and the son of Enid native Owen Garriott, an astronaut.”
Space tourist to start journey within six to 18 months
The Hindu Business Line
“If all goes well, Santhosh George Kulangara, the country’s first non-professional astronaut, will start his journey into space within six to 18 months in the inaugural flight of Virgin Galactic, the world’s first private spaceline. Kulangara, a 36-year-old businessman hailing from Pala here, has successfully completed his second phase of training for space tourists at the National Aero-space Training and Research Centre at Southampton in Pensylvannia, US, recently.”
Elegant Resorts Partner With Virgin Galactic to Make Space Travel a Reality
PR Newsire
Space travel will become reality for people from all walks of life when Virgin Galactic launches its public flights into space. Elegant Resorts are the only company appointed by Virgin Galactic to sell this unique experience in the UK, Russia and CIS.
Justine Pitt, Product Manager at Elegant Resorts, commented: “We have already experienced some amazing firsts with Virgin Galactic since our appointment last July, enabling us to give our clients first-hand knowledge of the whole Virgin Galactic Experience — including a simulated trip into space in the NASTAR Center’s Space Training Centrifugal Simulator where we achieved G-forces upwards of 3G’s, a private unveiling of the spacecraft models in New York back in January with Richard Branson and Burt Rutan, and now the unveiling of EVE.”
The rollout represents another major milestone in Virgin Galactic’s quest to launch the world’s first private, environmentally benign, space access system for people, payload and science. Christened “EVE” in honour of Sir Richard’s mother, who performed the official naming ceremony, WK2 is both visually remarkable and represents ground-breaking aerospace technology. It is the world’s largest all carbon composite aircraft and many of its component parts have been built using composite materials for the very first time. At 140 ft, the wing span is the longest single carbon composite aviation component ever manufactured.
WK2 will be able to support up to four daily space flights, is able to carry out both day and night time operations and is equipped with a package of highly advanced avionics.
Sir Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Galactic added: “As usual, Burt and the Scaled team have created a beauty and this is a very proud day for us all. The rollout of WhiteKnightTwo takes the Virgin Galactic vision to the next level and continues to provide tangible evidence that this most ambitious of projects is not only for real but is making tremendous progress towards our goal of safe commercial operation. We are naming it EVE after my Mother, Eve Branson but also because it represents a first and a new beginning, the chance for our ever growing group of future astronauts and other scientists and payload specialists to see our world in a completely new light. I for one can’t wait!”
Elegant Resorts is Virgin Galactic’s only Accredited Space Travel Agent for the UK. The Elegant Resorts Space Team are taking bookings on 01244 897 003 and have already confirmed a number of seats to date. For more information you may wish to visit http://www.elegantresorts.co.uk.
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