Virgin Galactic today confirmed what was first reported earlier in the week: It's teaming up as a supporting player for Sierra Nevada as well as Orbital Sciences on two separate bids to provide orbital transport services for NASA. In today's statement, Virgin noted that both of those companies were proposing the development of reusable lifting-wing bodies that would make runway landings at the end of their spaceflights. The company said such designs "could revolutionize orbital spaceflight in much the same way that SpaceShipTwo has revolutionized suborbital spaceflight." As previously reported, Virgin would market seats on the vehicles to the public, and could also offer its White Knight Two carrier airplane for use by Sierra Nevada and Orbital during their test flight programs.


I think that is so wonderful! This is a better idea then building rockets to go to space. talk about going backwards with a rocket. Maybe for cargo!
This is just the right way to go. I think Rockets is going backward! But what do I KNOW!!!
I just love the whole idea of space. To bad I am to old! But the common Person can dream about space.
what it would be like, to go to space. But I think the they are on the right track with this type of
transportation. The Shuttles did work they just needed to figure out how to make them more cost efficient.