Fancy a quick trip into space

Cosimo · 11 Oct 2010 at 10:04

We are one day closer as Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceship Enterprise made its first solo test flight yesterday. The spaceship was dropped from its mothership at 45,000ft and made a glide landing to the Mojave Air and Space Port:

It should be an interesting day out:

If you are prepared pay £126,000 for a short hop into space then you can place a deposit here.

Do we have any takers?

Greenlizard0 · 11 Oct 2010 at 10:07

That's really quite cheap! I know there are a lot of Branson haters, but fair play to that man.

Angst · 11 Oct 2010 at 10:20

When i collect my £113m jackpot count me in.

Skidder · 11 Oct 2010 at 10:26

I wonder what the stabilised price will be once the early adopters have had a crack. I hope it isn't too crazy.

Messiah Khan · 11 Oct 2010 at 10:33

Great news. Is this Spaceship 2 then (Edit, watched the video and yes it is.)? Seeing as a flight with NASA doesn't leave much change out of £30Million, I think £126,000 is quite reasonable.

Also if they can get this up and running on a regular basis then hopefully the industry will grow and prices will come down.

GJ02 · 11 Oct 2010 at 11:13

when i go collect my euro millions winings after this is first on my list, for you to simman as a prezzy from me !

i wishes

JBuk · 11 Oct 2010 at 11:15

As much as I'd like to have a trip to space I don't think i'd feel safe on that thing

POB · 11 Oct 2010 at 11:17

JBuk said:
As much as I'd like to have a trip to space I don't think i'd feel safe on that thing

If I could pick a method of death, Accidental Space death would be a pretty good one.

JBuk · 11 Oct 2010 at 11:21

POB said:
If I could pick a method of death, Accidental Space death would be a pretty good one.

Yeah, but I think i'd delay the trip until i'm on my last legs

J.B · 11 Oct 2010 at 11:22

If I won the lottery this would be one of the first things on my list.

All things considered 126k isnt that bad. I bet they will start to see a steady flow of people and hopefully (as has been said) will bring rise to some competition.

Jambo · 11 Oct 2010 at 14:00

I LOVE Virgin Galactic, it's one of few things in the world which is truly awesome. A trip to space is definitely one of my goals in life.

There is a Virgin Galactic documentary on National Geographic next Monday.

Makunouchi · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:17

I actually got shivers watching that. As sad as it is that leaving the cradle has been left up to private enterprise maybe it will be for the best in the long run.

Pug · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:28

Makunouchi said:
has been left up to private enterprise

Will probably mean it will be done more cheaply, more quickly and more efficiently tbh

Great news, and would be quite the spectacle. One day

dave1983 · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:32

i wonder if they accept monthly installments via direct debit.

paulh · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:40

Jambo said:
There is a Virgin Galactic documentary on National Geographic next Monday.

really..... wicked!

**goes to find sky+ app on phone**

Cosimo · 11 Oct 2010 at 15:57

Time for an animated journey:

sanaxe1 · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:04

simulatorman said:
Time for an animated journey:

That looks so cool and futuristic!

L1ght · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:08

I've been following Virgin Galactic for a long time now, its great to see it all come together and the first purpose built spaceport in new Mexico.

mrteabag · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:16

Brilliant, I might just make it into space in my lifetime

The Dread Pirate · 11 Oct 2010 at 16:20

Why pay when you could ask iamdjdz I'm sure he could arrange a trip to the space station!