One Step Closer to Commercial Space Travel

Sir Richard Branson unveiled the design of SpaceshipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo, the future flagships of his Virgin Galactic endeavor. Branson, along with Scaled Composites, has become the only game in town for commercially viable spaceflight able to take passengers. Although at a starting ticket price of $200,000, I wouldn't call it accessible.

Should be interesting to see how their schedule progresses, and just how many tickets they sell with the downturn in the economy. Personally I'll be waiting to grab tickets, at least until they start listing on Orbitz.