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Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic. Dina AlFozan ITMG 100 04/20/2010. The Beginning. The master mind behind Virgin Galactic is billionaire Richard Branson. He first got interested in the outer space world when he saw the moon landing on TV only 19 years old. The Creator.

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Virgin Galactic

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  1. Virgin Galactic Dina AlFozan ITMG 100 04/20/2010

  2. The Beginning.. • The master mind behind Virgin Galactic is billionaire Richard Branson. • He first got interested in the outer space world when he saw the moon landing on TV only 19 years old.

  3. The Creator • . “It is incredible to think only 450 people have ever been into space; that’s including all the Russians, all the Chinese and all the Americans put together.” – Richard Branson

  4. What is Virgin Galactic? • It is a trip that can take you to space and come back in two and a half hours.

  5. What Happens on Virgin Galactic? • You experience: • Traveling three times faster than sound • Being in a state where you are not held down by gravity • The concept of up and down does not exist anymore

  6. Development • Creation of the SpaceShipOne • One passenger aircraft (Burt Rutan) • Test aircraft • Creation of SpaceShipTwo • Test flight are scheduled in 2011 • Official commercial flight in 2012

  7. Timeline

  8. References • 1. "Lift off! Virgin Galactic's space tourism rocket soars to heavens in first test flight Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1259977/Virgin-Galactic-takes-SpaceShipTwo-worlds-commercial-passenger-spaceship-test-drive.html#ixzz0ldJKUAUk." Mail Online 24 March 2010: 1. Web. 20 Apr 2010. • .<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1259977/Virgin-Galactic-takes-SpaceShipTwo-worlds-commercial-passenger-spaceship-test-drive.html>. • Shane, McGinley. "Virgin Galactic makes first test flight." Arabian Business 23 March 2010: 1. Web. 20 Apr 2010. <http://www.arabianbusiness.com/584341-virgin-galactic-makes-first-test-flight>. • "Virgin Galactic." Virgin Galatic. N.p., 2009. Web. 20 Apr 2010. <www.virgingalactic.com>.

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