Virgin Galactic began planning Sir Richard Branson s July 4 weekend flight before Monday s announcement that Jeff and Mark Bezos would fly to the edge of space, a source told Parabolic Arc.
By Bennett Oghifo
Land Rover has announced a three-year extension to its global partnership with Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial ‘spaceline’.
Virgin Galactic’s latest spaceship was unveiled recently, supported by a Range Rover Astronaut Edition. Land Rover will remain an integrated part of Virgin Galactic’s day-to-day operations as the company completes test flights with ‘SpaceShipTwo’ and begins a regular commercial service.
Land Rover vehicles are part of daily life for the Virgin Galactic team, with roles which include towing the space vehicles, carrying equipment and clearing runways before take-off. They played key roles during the company’s first two spaceflights which saw Virgin Galactic become the first private company to fly humans to space on a spaceship designed for commercial service. A fleet of Land Rovers also supported Virgin Galactic’s relocation from its manufacturing and test facilities in Mojave, California, to Spaceport America i
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Dee Chester with the brand new VSS Imagine at Spaceport America in New Mexico
Credit: Quinn Tucker for Virgin Galactic
Last summer, I got the first glimpse of what Virgin Galactic’s commercial passenger cabin would look like during an unveiling and virtual tour of the interior of the VSS Unity, which will be used later this year to shoot the first commercial passengers into space for a 90-minute extravaganza, including four minutes of weightless cabin roaming.
Only astronauts are allowed to own this Range Rover.
Since 2014, Land Rover has partnered with Virgin Galactic to support the world s first commercial space flight service. Now, Land Rover has announced this agreement has been extended by three years until at least 2024, resulting in a ten-year partnership. The announcement was made during the unveiling of Virgin Galactic s latest VSS Imagine spaceship. As part of the ongoing partnership, Land Rover will continue to supply vehicles to tow the spaceships out of hangers, carry equipment, clear runways before takeoff, and transport passengers to their flight.
Land Rover also supported Virgin Galactic s relocation from Mojave, California, to New Mexico, where the world s first purpose-built commercials spaceport is located.
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