(ap)-the mojave space tourism is California after completing the $8 million factory in the mojave desert in the world first fleet will be ready to ship passengers to reality.
Hundreds of government officials and journalists are invited to visit the huge hangar will be built into the white knight and spacecraft technology. As many as 200 people work in the assembly plant will be mainly used for the final assembly, integration and test before the plane delivery to the customer.
Shuttle Co., LTD of facilities of the mojave desert Scaled Composites company and British 0.1 billion billionaire Richard branson's virgin galactic the company's joint venture.
, "branson said:" today marks a another important step along the path, for all of us open space. "From the hangar, the spaceship company talent team will make the space access to safe, reliable, and inexpensive front row."
Virgin galactic President George cerlords's white, told "Los Angeles times" production facilities, complete mobile galaxy send paying passengers into space. A ticket cost 200000 yuan and 400 people already pay full price or have an opportunity to experience weightlessness deposit, according to virgin galactic company.
The spacecraft burt LuTan award the spacecraft prototype, which became the first manned rocket of at one's own expenses in 2004 up to space.
For the spacecraft is one of the key test will be engineer into space, later this year, is expected to start the power supply of the flights. So far, all the test has no power glide flight.
Date has been made, is expected to launch custom space launch site in new Mexico's first commercial flight.
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