Sir Richard takes Virgin into Space 158
quizdog writes "The latest issue of
Wired has a story on Sir Richard Branson and the history of the Virgin Empire, focusing on his latest venture of partnering with Scaled Composites and Burt Rutan to bring the
X-Prize-winning SpaceShipOne hybrid rocket technology to the point where paying passengers can slip those 'surly bonds' of the atmosphere. Starting
at just $200,000 a pop - any chance of a volume discount?" We first mentioned this a while back, but Wired's coverage is nice to see as well.
Space Virgins (Score:2, Interesting)
Where can I buy a ticket? (Score:4, Interesting)
Paying $200.000 for a trip that has been my dream for over 30 years is cheap, esp compared to the $20.000.000 pricetag for the Russian trip to the space station. it's a bargain and I want one, Seriously!
is there a wired.slashdot yet? (Score:1, Interesting)
Wired subscribers have seen all these a while ago (Score:3, Interesting)
Good question (Score:2, Interesting)