Space tourism with Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo set for 2009 lift-off with up to 50 flights in year one

Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) suborbital rocket glider may begin commercial operations in 2009, says the space tourism provider's chief pilot Stephen Johnson. The Scaled Composites-designed vehicle will have inclined pilot seats, but no fly-by-wire, he says in an exclusive first interview with Flight International.

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