Space Adventurers Race To Get Aboard Virgin Ship

KingFishKingFish
edited October 2004 in Science & Tech
Fueled by a desire to travel into space, millions of starry-eyed Web surfers are flocking to the Virgin Galactic space travel site.
Since its debut two weeks ago, approximately 7.5 million people have visited the Web site of Virgin Galactic, a space travel venture founded by British airline and entertainment magnate Sir Richard Branson. Around 3,500 of those visitors said they are willing to pay a deposit as soon as flights are available, said Will Whitehorn, a Virgin spokesman. "Demand is going extraordinarily well since our Sept. 28 launch. We've had twice the number of people visit our Web site than we expected," Whitehorn said. Would-be astronauts also have shown up at Virgin's London office with checks in hand, he added. The cost for the two-hour flight, five minutes of which will be spent weightless, hovering above Earth, is approximately $190,000.
Source: c|net

Comments

  • RWBRWB Icrontian
    edited October 2004
    Can't wait for that price to come down and the time to increase. :D
  • Admiral
    edited October 2004
    3,500 = the Elite Rich
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