Virgin Galactic has become the latest company to embrace social networking, signing a deal with introNetworks. The Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company will build a system to connect customers who have signed up suborbital flights aboard Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo vehicle.
“Since our inception five years ago, we’ve created smart social networks for companies of varying sizes and personalities, but always within the confines of our planet,” introNetworks CEO Mark Sylvester said in a press release. “By working with the visionaries at Virgin Galactic we have the opportunity to use our technology and creativity to help connect individuals who share a passion to boldly go where only a handful of individuals have gone before.”
The system is set to be launched later this month, corresponding with the July 28 roll out of the WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft in Mojave, Calif.
“As a company that has always looked beyond what’s attainable today, we look for partners that share our vision and introNetworks definitely fits that mold,” said David Clark, Virgin Galactic’s Astronaut Relations guru. “We’re looking forward to working with introNetworks to provide our future astronauts with a private and secure network around which they can build a very special community.”
