Llamada SpaceShipTwo, la nave creada por la compañía del multimillonario Richard Branson fue presentada este martes.
Está diseñada para permitir que quienes la aborden experimenten la gravedad cero y se tomen fotos con el planeta Tierra de fondo.
Aún no hay fecha determinada para su primer despegue, sin embargo, alrededor de 600 clientes ya pagaron cientos de miles de dólares para realizar el viaje.
La cabina cuenta con seis plazas. “Es una cabina que ha sido diseñada específicamente para permitir a miles de personas alcanzar sus sueños de vuelo espacial con seguridad y maximizar cada aspecto de ese viaje fabuloso”, dijo Richard Branson, fundador de Virgin Galactic.
Virgin Galactic presenta SpaceShipTwo para llevar turistas al espacio
Providing safety without distraction, quietly absorbing periods of sensory intensity, and offering each astronaut a level of intimacy required for personal discovery and transformation. Take a look at the interior design of our spaceship cabin. https://t.co/mHy1c3JWUB pic.twitter.com/CQfDjTCZg3
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 28, 2020
SpaceShipTwo Unity's cabin is sized to allow for an out-of-seat weightlessness experience for the astronauts on board. Soft cabin surfaces and elements become hand and footholds, allowing astronauts to explore the cabin. pic.twitter.com/0UQvBb5Bhm
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 28, 2020
The cabin includes a first for space travel, a large, circular mirror on the aft bulkhead which, by adding a tint to the reflective surface, allows astronauts to view themselves weightless while illuminated by the natural brightness of the Earth. pic.twitter.com/nsyCR5YzBY
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 28, 2020
Our spaceship is designed to carry astronauts but can also take payloads, or a combination of the two. This capability provides the scientific community access to high-quality microgravity, as well as to generally inaccessible regions of the upper atmosphere. pic.twitter.com/UMx6Lk0Ren
— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 28, 2020
