China News Service, July 30. According to Hong Kong's "Ta Kung Pao" report, on the 28th local time, Virgin Galactic, a subsidiary of the British Virgin Group, disclosed the cabin design of its commercial spacecraft SpaceShipTwo (SpaceShipTwo). The spacecraft has 6 seats and a specially designed "space mirror" to provide passengers with a space travel experience.
On July 28, local time, the concept map released by Virgin Galactic showed the design of the internal cabin of the suborbital vehicle "Spaceship II". In addition to the highly customized seats, the cabin also has 12-hole windows. For space travelers to enjoy the scenery of the universe.
According to the report, after the spacecraft is put into service, it will be launched into the "spaceport" in southern New Mexico, USA. It can carry 6 trained passengers each time and the voyage lasts 90 minutes. Passengers can take a spaceship to ascend to 97,000 meters in the sky, and view the whole world through 12 circular windows. Each window in the cabin is equipped with a camera to take photos of the passengers with the earth.
When the spacecraft rises to the highest point, weightlessness will appear in the cabin for a short time. At that time, passengers wearing space suits can leave their seats to experience the feeling of weightlessness and appreciate themselves through the large "space mirror" equipped on the bulkhead of the spacecraft's stern A floating wonder.
Virgin Galactic said in May that the suborbital vehicle SpaceShipTwo (SpaceShipTwo) has conducted another test flight and plans to conduct a commercial manned space launch.
Virgin Galactic confirmed that the spacecraft still needs to be approved by the Federal Aviation Administration before it can be put into service. Whitesides, director of space affairs at Virgin Galactic, revealed that each space experience charges $250,000 and 600 customers have signed up. He said that prices are expected to be lowered in the future to allow more people to experience space travel.