维珍银河创始人布兰森成功上太空成为首位登上太空商业航天公司创始人

新浪科技2021-07-11

维珍银河创始人正式开启太空之旅新浪科技讯北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！白骑士搭载太空船二号起飞画面北京时间11日晚间22时40分，运载飞机白骑士（...

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erinwong
2021-07-12
erinwong
太厲害，以前不能到達的地方，現在科技發達想去哪裏就去哪裏，?
kim_8904
2021-07-12
kim_8904
good!
健安_1832
2021-07-12
健安_1832
夢想秀
- CMChai100:
  这世界太不公平了……好多好多的人连基本的3餐都没有，可他们却能飞上太空。
- Schemppho:
  哈哈哈?
yoyo6969
2021-07-12
yoyo6969
??
- Schemppho:
  [抱拳][抱拳][鼓掌][鼓掌][鼓掌]
hhyw
2021-07-12
hhyw
普通飛機都不能飛了，還上太空??
- 劉洧綸:
  [暗中观察]
SunnyLeo
2021-07-12
SunnyLeo
真是to the moon 咯

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Eve与VSS Unity分离，太空船二号（VSS Unity）自行进入亚轨道空间。最终，VMS Eve和VSS Unity都返回太空港并降落，飞行船票价格为25万美元/人，失重时长在3到4分钟。\n“历经16年研究、工程和测试工作，维珍银河成为了新兴的商业太空行业的先锋，这将为人类打开太空之门，让世界更加美好。”布兰森在声明中说，“我很荣幸能够帮助公司验证我们未来的宇航员将会从事的这趟旅程，确保满足人们在客户体验方面对维珍银河的独特期待。”\n\n飞行过程中，太空船二号舱内画面。\n\n飞行过程中的布兰森\n这也是维珍银河的第四次太空飞行测试，也是首次搭载四名成员飞行，他们最近一次载人试飞是在5月22日，当时仅有两名成员。除了布兰森之外，另外3名一同飞往太空的专家还包括：首席宇航员教官贝丝·摩西（Beth Moses）、首席运营工程师科林·贝内特（Colin Bennett），以及政府事务副总裁西莉莎·班德拉（Sirisha Bandla）。维珍银河飞行员戴夫·麦凯（Dave Mackay）和迈克尔·马苏奇（Michael Masucci）将负责驾驶该公司的V.S.S Unity宇宙飞船。\n维珍银河的太空飞机是什么？飞到哪里？\n维珍银河的太空飞机叫做太空船2号（SpaceShipTwo），大小相当于一架公务机，可重复使用。除了两名飞行员之外，机舱内还可容纳四个人。这次升空的太空船2号被命名为“V.S.S。 Unity”。和火箭不太一样的是，V.S.S。 Unity将先由一架更大的飞机运载到大约50000英尺的高度。随后，V.S.S。 Unity与运载飞机分离，同时点燃引擎开始加速继续向高空攀升，飞往50英里高的太空边缘。加速过程中，机上人员会感受到正常体重3.5倍的力量。\n在最高点，机上人员可以离开自己的作为，体验大约四分钟的明显失重。当然，他们不会逃出地球的引力约束。相反，最高点之后，他们会随着飞机再度下降，在地球引力的呼唤下，重返地球。一旦飞机返回大气层，V.S.S。 Unity会以滑翔方式着陆。\n维珍银河的太空飞机安全吗？\n联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。事实上，联邦航空管理局（FAA）要到2023年之后才能发布相关安全规定，因为像维珍银河这样的新兴太空公司需要一个“学习阶段”来尝试设计和流程，如果监管太多会扼杀酝酿更好、更有效设计的创新。\n所以，未来的太空旅游乘客会需要签署一份风险“知情同意书”，类似于跳伞或蹦极时签署的同意书。不过，维珍银河的太空飞机在此之前已经有过两次安全事故。2014年，该公司的第一架太空飞机V.S.S。 Enterprise在试飞过程中坠毁，副驾驶迈克尔·奥尔斯博里遇难，但驾驶员彼得·希博尔德跳伞后幸存了下来。事故原因为，当时的副驾驶过早地移动了一个杠杆。现在，控制装置已经重新设计。2019年，维珍银河的太空飞机险些遭遇又一场灾难，原因是新的金属热保护膜安装不当，覆盖了水平尾翼上的空气孔。但所幸，最后有惊无险。\n\n本次飞行中的飞行员与搭乘太空船二号的机组成员合影\n未来亚轨道太空旅游\n据称，维珍银河已经拿下600多张座位票预订，平均每张票价在25万美元左右。维珍银河预期将在2022年开启全面的商业太空旅行服务，并最终有望将票价降到4万美元左右。\n在亚轨道太空旅游领域，维珍银河的唯一竞争对手就是贝索斯的蓝色起源，因为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX计划为乘客提供更远的旅程，目标包括国际空间站。\n今年6月，贝索斯宣布他将乘坐蓝色起源的新谢珀德号（New Shepard）火箭的首次载客飞行。贝索斯计划在7月20日发射，同行的另外三人则包括他的兄弟、在2800万美元公开拍卖中胜出的神秘买家和美国传奇航天先驱，水星计划13人中的沃莉·芬克（Wally 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科技發達想去哪裏就去哪裏，?","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/146316862","repostId":2150730081,"repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2150730081","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1626018640,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2150730081?lang=en_US&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2021-07-11 23:50","market":"hk","language":"zh","title":"Virgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2150730081","media":"新浪科技","summary":"新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森 搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。","content":"<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/744a5b09b34b580be9df2654b1b2c619\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"368\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">Virgin Galactic</a>Founder officially launches space journey</p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SINA\">SINA</a>News At 23: 40 on July 11th, Beijing time, Richard Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, successfully returned from an 85.9-kilometer-high orbit on SpaceShip-2, becoming the first founder of a commercial aerospace enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>","source":"sina_tech","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Virgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nVirgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">新浪科技</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-07-11 23:50</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/744a5b09b34b580be9df2654b1b2c619\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"368\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">Virgin Galactic</a>Founder officially launches space journey</p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SINA\">SINA</a>News At 23: 40 on July 11th, Beijing time, Richard Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, successfully returned from an 85.9-kilometer-high orbit on SpaceShip-2, becoming the first founder of a commercial aerospace enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> source：<a href=\"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4\">新浪科技</a></p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"source_url":"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4","is_english":false,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2150730081","content_text":"维珍银河创始人正式开启太空之旅\n新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！\n\n\n\n白骑士搭载太空船二号起飞画面\n北京时间11日晚间22时40分，运载飞机白骑士（VMS Eve）搭载太空船二号（Unity 22）起飞。迈克尔·科尔格拉齐耶在直播采访中表示：“（这是）维珍银河的历史性时刻，太空商业旅行的历史性时刻，理查德·布兰森的历史性时刻。”\n\n\n\n太空船二号与白骑士分离后，火箭发动机点火起飞画面\n约15分钟之后，Unity 22成功与母飞机分离，点燃引擎，极速攀升。几分钟之后，画面传来机舱内的情况，四名“宇航员”离开座位，体验失重感。等机舱内画面再次出现时，四名乘客已经系好安全带，准备返回地面。此时，Unity 22正在快速下降，准备滑翔着陆。\n从母飞机分离后15分钟，Unity 22成功着陆地面，稳稳停在跑道中央。\n\n太空船二号降落画面\n\n太空船二号降落后，机组成员准备下机。\n按美国空军和NASA定义的太空边界为50英里（80公里），而国际航空联合会认定的卡门线是62英里（100公里），因此此次飞行使布兰森成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，后者会在7月20日搭乘谢泼德飞船/飞船前往太空。不过蓝色起源新谢泼德火箭可以将飞船送入稍高于100公里卡门线的高度，比太空船二号更高。\n阿波罗登月启发亿万富豪前往太空\n布兰森是在少年时间看阿波罗登月直播的影响，开始追寻前往太空的梦想并于2004年创办维珍银河。这些年间，布兰森对维珍银河投资超过了10亿美元，今天终于圆梦太空。\n不过当被问及家人对于自己将亲自登上太空的消息是否存在担忧时，布兰森坦言，“连坐维珍航空的飞机都感到害怕”的妻子，对自己的这一大胆举动持坚决的反对态度：“她说，‘如果你傻到做这种事情，那你就去做好了，但我不会去参加你的葬礼的。”此前保险经纪人向媒体表示，没有任何证据表明，布兰森购买了保险，以防他在旅途中受伤或死亡。相比之下，维珍银河可能已经为其太空飞机VVS Unity购买了保险。\n这次飞行全程历时约1.5小时。在飞行过程中，维珍银河首先使用VMS Eve大型运载飞机，将太空船二号（VSS Unity）运载至约15，000米的高空。随后，VMS Eve与VSS Unity分离，太空船二号（VSS Unity）自行进入亚轨道空间。最终，VMS Eve和VSS Unity都返回太空港并降落，飞行船票价格为25万美元/人，失重时长在3到4分钟。\n“历经16年研究、工程和测试工作，维珍银河成为了新兴的商业太空行业的先锋，这将为人类打开太空之门，让世界更加美好。”布兰森在声明中说，“我很荣幸能够帮助公司验证我们未来的宇航员将会从事的这趟旅程，确保满足人们在客户体验方面对维珍银河的独特期待。”\n\n飞行过程中，太空船二号舱内画面。\n\n飞行过程中的布兰森\n这也是维珍银河的第四次太空飞行测试，也是首次搭载四名成员飞行，他们最近一次载人试飞是在5月22日，当时仅有两名成员。除了布兰森之外，另外3名一同飞往太空的专家还包括：首席宇航员教官贝丝·摩西（Beth Moses）、首席运营工程师科林·贝内特（Colin Bennett），以及政府事务副总裁西莉莎·班德拉（Sirisha Bandla）。维珍银河飞行员戴夫·麦凯（Dave Mackay）和迈克尔·马苏奇（Michael Masucci）将负责驾驶该公司的V.S.S Unity宇宙飞船。\n维珍银河的太空飞机是什么？飞到哪里？\n维珍银河的太空飞机叫做太空船2号（SpaceShipTwo），大小相当于一架公务机，可重复使用。除了两名飞行员之外，机舱内还可容纳四个人。这次升空的太空船2号被命名为“V.S.S。 Unity”。和火箭不太一样的是，V.S.S。 Unity将先由一架更大的飞机运载到大约50000英尺的高度。随后，V.S.S。 Unity与运载飞机分离，同时点燃引擎开始加速继续向高空攀升，飞往50英里高的太空边缘。加速过程中，机上人员会感受到正常体重3.5倍的力量。\n在最高点，机上人员可以离开自己的作为，体验大约四分钟的明显失重。当然，他们不会逃出地球的引力约束。相反，最高点之后，他们会随着飞机再度下降，在地球引力的呼唤下，重返地球。一旦飞机返回大气层，V.S.S。 Unity会以滑翔方式着陆。\n维珍银河的太空飞机安全吗？\n联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。事实上，联邦航空管理局（FAA）要到2023年之后才能发布相关安全规定，因为像维珍银河这样的新兴太空公司需要一个“学习阶段”来尝试设计和流程，如果监管太多会扼杀酝酿更好、更有效设计的创新。\n所以，未来的太空旅游乘客会需要签署一份风险“知情同意书”，类似于跳伞或蹦极时签署的同意书。不过，维珍银河的太空飞机在此之前已经有过两次安全事故。2014年，该公司的第一架太空飞机V.S.S。 Enterprise在试飞过程中坠毁，副驾驶迈克尔·奥尔斯博里遇难，但驾驶员彼得·希博尔德跳伞后幸存了下来。事故原因为，当时的副驾驶过早地移动了一个杠杆。现在，控制装置已经重新设计。2019年，维珍银河的太空飞机险些遭遇又一场灾难，原因是新的金属热保护膜安装不当，覆盖了水平尾翼上的空气孔。但所幸，最后有惊无险。\n\n本次飞行中的飞行员与搭乘太空船二号的机组成员合影\n未来亚轨道太空旅游\n据称，维珍银河已经拿下600多张座位票预订，平均每张票价在25万美元左右。维珍银河预期将在2022年开启全面的商业太空旅行服务，并最终有望将票价降到4万美元左右。\n在亚轨道太空旅游领域，维珍银河的唯一竞争对手就是贝索斯的蓝色起源，因为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX计划为乘客提供更远的旅程，目标包括国际空间站。\n今年6月，贝索斯宣布他将乘坐蓝色起源的新谢珀德号（New Shepard）火箭的首次载客飞行。贝索斯计划在7月20日发射，同行的另外三人则包括他的兄弟、在2800万美元公开拍卖中胜出的神秘买家和美国传奇航天先驱，水星计划13人中的沃莉·芬克（Wally 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23:50","market":"hk","language":"zh","title":"Virgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2150730081","media":"新浪科技","summary":"新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森 搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。","content":"<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/744a5b09b34b580be9df2654b1b2c619\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"368\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">Virgin Galactic</a>Founder officially launches space journey</p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SINA\">SINA</a>News At 23: 40 on July 11th, Beijing time, Richard Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, successfully returned from an 85.9-kilometer-high orbit on SpaceShip-2, becoming the first founder of a commercial aerospace enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>","source":"sina_tech","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Virgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nVirgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">新浪科技</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-07-11 23:50</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/744a5b09b34b580be9df2654b1b2c619\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"368\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">Virgin Galactic</a>Founder officially launches space journey</p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SINA\">SINA</a>News At 23: 40 on July 11th, Beijing time, Richard Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, successfully returned from an 85.9-kilometer-high orbit on SpaceShip-2, becoming the first founder of a commercial aerospace enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> source：<a href=\"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4\">新浪科技</a></p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"source_url":"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4","is_english":false,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2150730081","content_text":"维珍银河创始人正式开启太空之旅\n新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！\n\n\n\n白骑士搭载太空船二号起飞画面\n北京时间11日晚间22时40分，运载飞机白骑士（VMS Eve）搭载太空船二号（Unity 22）起飞。迈克尔·科尔格拉齐耶在直播采访中表示：“（这是）维珍银河的历史性时刻，太空商业旅行的历史性时刻，理查德·布兰森的历史性时刻。”\n\n\n\n太空船二号与白骑士分离后，火箭发动机点火起飞画面\n约15分钟之后，Unity 22成功与母飞机分离，点燃引擎，极速攀升。几分钟之后，画面传来机舱内的情况，四名“宇航员”离开座位，体验失重感。等机舱内画面再次出现时，四名乘客已经系好安全带，准备返回地面。此时，Unity 22正在快速下降，准备滑翔着陆。\n从母飞机分离后15分钟，Unity 22成功着陆地面，稳稳停在跑道中央。\n\n太空船二号降落画面\n\n太空船二号降落后，机组成员准备下机。\n按美国空军和NASA定义的太空边界为50英里（80公里），而国际航空联合会认定的卡门线是62英里（100公里），因此此次飞行使布兰森成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，后者会在7月20日搭乘谢泼德飞船/飞船前往太空。不过蓝色起源新谢泼德火箭可以将飞船送入稍高于100公里卡门线的高度，比太空船二号更高。\n阿波罗登月启发亿万富豪前往太空\n布兰森是在少年时间看阿波罗登月直播的影响，开始追寻前往太空的梦想并于2004年创办维珍银河。这些年间，布兰森对维珍银河投资超过了10亿美元，今天终于圆梦太空。\n不过当被问及家人对于自己将亲自登上太空的消息是否存在担忧时，布兰森坦言，“连坐维珍航空的飞机都感到害怕”的妻子，对自己的这一大胆举动持坚决的反对态度：“她说，‘如果你傻到做这种事情，那你就去做好了，但我不会去参加你的葬礼的。”此前保险经纪人向媒体表示，没有任何证据表明，布兰森购买了保险，以防他在旅途中受伤或死亡。相比之下，维珍银河可能已经为其太空飞机VVS Unity购买了保险。\n这次飞行全程历时约1.5小时。在飞行过程中，维珍银河首先使用VMS Eve大型运载飞机，将太空船二号（VSS Unity）运载至约15，000米的高空。随后，VMS Eve与VSS Unity分离，太空船二号（VSS Unity）自行进入亚轨道空间。最终，VMS Eve和VSS Unity都返回太空港并降落，飞行船票价格为25万美元/人，失重时长在3到4分钟。\n“历经16年研究、工程和测试工作，维珍银河成为了新兴的商业太空行业的先锋，这将为人类打开太空之门，让世界更加美好。”布兰森在声明中说，“我很荣幸能够帮助公司验证我们未来的宇航员将会从事的这趟旅程，确保满足人们在客户体验方面对维珍银河的独特期待。”\n\n飞行过程中，太空船二号舱内画面。\n\n飞行过程中的布兰森\n这也是维珍银河的第四次太空飞行测试，也是首次搭载四名成员飞行，他们最近一次载人试飞是在5月22日，当时仅有两名成员。除了布兰森之外，另外3名一同飞往太空的专家还包括：首席宇航员教官贝丝·摩西（Beth Moses）、首席运营工程师科林·贝内特（Colin Bennett），以及政府事务副总裁西莉莎·班德拉（Sirisha Bandla）。维珍银河飞行员戴夫·麦凯（Dave Mackay）和迈克尔·马苏奇（Michael Masucci）将负责驾驶该公司的V.S.S Unity宇宙飞船。\n维珍银河的太空飞机是什么？飞到哪里？\n维珍银河的太空飞机叫做太空船2号（SpaceShipTwo），大小相当于一架公务机，可重复使用。除了两名飞行员之外，机舱内还可容纳四个人。这次升空的太空船2号被命名为“V.S.S。 Unity”。和火箭不太一样的是，V.S.S。 Unity将先由一架更大的飞机运载到大约50000英尺的高度。随后，V.S.S。 Unity与运载飞机分离，同时点燃引擎开始加速继续向高空攀升，飞往50英里高的太空边缘。加速过程中，机上人员会感受到正常体重3.5倍的力量。\n在最高点，机上人员可以离开自己的作为，体验大约四分钟的明显失重。当然，他们不会逃出地球的引力约束。相反，最高点之后，他们会随着飞机再度下降，在地球引力的呼唤下，重返地球。一旦飞机返回大气层，V.S.S。 Unity会以滑翔方式着陆。\n维珍银河的太空飞机安全吗？\n联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。事实上，联邦航空管理局（FAA）要到2023年之后才能发布相关安全规定，因为像维珍银河这样的新兴太空公司需要一个“学习阶段”来尝试设计和流程，如果监管太多会扼杀酝酿更好、更有效设计的创新。\n所以，未来的太空旅游乘客会需要签署一份风险“知情同意书”，类似于跳伞或蹦极时签署的同意书。不过，维珍银河的太空飞机在此之前已经有过两次安全事故。2014年，该公司的第一架太空飞机V.S.S。 Enterprise在试飞过程中坠毁，副驾驶迈克尔·奥尔斯博里遇难，但驾驶员彼得·希博尔德跳伞后幸存了下来。事故原因为，当时的副驾驶过早地移动了一个杠杆。现在，控制装置已经重新设计。2019年，维珍银河的太空飞机险些遭遇又一场灾难，原因是新的金属热保护膜安装不当，覆盖了水平尾翼上的空气孔。但所幸，最后有惊无险。\n\n本次飞行中的飞行员与搭乘太空船二号的机组成员合影\n未来亚轨道太空旅游\n据称，维珍银河已经拿下600多张座位票预订，平均每张票价在25万美元左右。维珍银河预期将在2022年开启全面的商业太空旅行服务，并最终有望将票价降到4万美元左右。\n在亚轨道太空旅游领域，维珍银河的唯一竞争对手就是贝索斯的蓝色起源，因为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX计划为乘客提供更远的旅程，目标包括国际空间站。\n今年6月，贝索斯宣布他将乘坐蓝色起源的新谢珀德号（New Shepard）火箭的首次载客飞行。贝索斯计划在7月20日发射，同行的另外三人则包括他的兄弟、在2800万美元公开拍卖中胜出的神秘买家和美国传奇航天先驱，水星计划13人中的沃莉·芬克（Wally 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space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2150730081","media":"新浪科技","summary":"新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森 搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。","content":"<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/744a5b09b34b580be9df2654b1b2c619\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"368\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">Virgin Galactic</a>Founder officially launches space journey</p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SINA\">SINA</a>News At 23: 40 on July 11th, Beijing time, Richard Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, successfully returned from an 85.9-kilometer-high orbit on SpaceShip-2, becoming the first founder of a commercial aerospace enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. 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At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> source：<a href=\"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4\">新浪科技</a></p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"source_url":"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4","is_english":false,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2150730081","content_text":"维珍银河创始人正式开启太空之旅\n新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！\n\n\n\n白骑士搭载太空船二号起飞画面\n北京时间11日晚间22时40分，运载飞机白骑士（VMS Eve）搭载太空船二号（Unity 22）起飞。迈克尔·科尔格拉齐耶在直播采访中表示：“（这是）维珍银河的历史性时刻，太空商业旅行的历史性时刻，理查德·布兰森的历史性时刻。”\n\n\n\n太空船二号与白骑士分离后，火箭发动机点火起飞画面\n约15分钟之后，Unity 22成功与母飞机分离，点燃引擎，极速攀升。几分钟之后，画面传来机舱内的情况，四名“宇航员”离开座位，体验失重感。等机舱内画面再次出现时，四名乘客已经系好安全带，准备返回地面。此时，Unity 22正在快速下降，准备滑翔着陆。\n从母飞机分离后15分钟，Unity 22成功着陆地面，稳稳停在跑道中央。\n\n太空船二号降落画面\n\n太空船二号降落后，机组成员准备下机。\n按美国空军和NASA定义的太空边界为50英里（80公里），而国际航空联合会认定的卡门线是62英里（100公里），因此此次飞行使布兰森成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，后者会在7月20日搭乘谢泼德飞船/飞船前往太空。不过蓝色起源新谢泼德火箭可以将飞船送入稍高于100公里卡门线的高度，比太空船二号更高。\n阿波罗登月启发亿万富豪前往太空\n布兰森是在少年时间看阿波罗登月直播的影响，开始追寻前往太空的梦想并于2004年创办维珍银河。这些年间，布兰森对维珍银河投资超过了10亿美元，今天终于圆梦太空。\n不过当被问及家人对于自己将亲自登上太空的消息是否存在担忧时，布兰森坦言，“连坐维珍航空的飞机都感到害怕”的妻子，对自己的这一大胆举动持坚决的反对态度：“她说，‘如果你傻到做这种事情，那你就去做好了，但我不会去参加你的葬礼的。”此前保险经纪人向媒体表示，没有任何证据表明，布兰森购买了保险，以防他在旅途中受伤或死亡。相比之下，维珍银河可能已经为其太空飞机VVS Unity购买了保险。\n这次飞行全程历时约1.5小时。在飞行过程中，维珍银河首先使用VMS Eve大型运载飞机，将太空船二号（VSS Unity）运载至约15，000米的高空。随后，VMS Eve与VSS Unity分离，太空船二号（VSS Unity）自行进入亚轨道空间。最终，VMS Eve和VSS Unity都返回太空港并降落，飞行船票价格为25万美元/人，失重时长在3到4分钟。\n“历经16年研究、工程和测试工作，维珍银河成为了新兴的商业太空行业的先锋，这将为人类打开太空之门，让世界更加美好。”布兰森在声明中说，“我很荣幸能够帮助公司验证我们未来的宇航员将会从事的这趟旅程，确保满足人们在客户体验方面对维珍银河的独特期待。”\n\n飞行过程中，太空船二号舱内画面。\n\n飞行过程中的布兰森\n这也是维珍银河的第四次太空飞行测试，也是首次搭载四名成员飞行，他们最近一次载人试飞是在5月22日，当时仅有两名成员。除了布兰森之外，另外3名一同飞往太空的专家还包括：首席宇航员教官贝丝·摩西（Beth Moses）、首席运营工程师科林·贝内特（Colin Bennett），以及政府事务副总裁西莉莎·班德拉（Sirisha Bandla）。维珍银河飞行员戴夫·麦凯（Dave Mackay）和迈克尔·马苏奇（Michael Masucci）将负责驾驶该公司的V.S.S Unity宇宙飞船。\n维珍银河的太空飞机是什么？飞到哪里？\n维珍银河的太空飞机叫做太空船2号（SpaceShipTwo），大小相当于一架公务机，可重复使用。除了两名飞行员之外，机舱内还可容纳四个人。这次升空的太空船2号被命名为“V.S.S。 Unity”。和火箭不太一样的是，V.S.S。 Unity将先由一架更大的飞机运载到大约50000英尺的高度。随后，V.S.S。 Unity与运载飞机分离，同时点燃引擎开始加速继续向高空攀升，飞往50英里高的太空边缘。加速过程中，机上人员会感受到正常体重3.5倍的力量。\n在最高点，机上人员可以离开自己的作为，体验大约四分钟的明显失重。当然，他们不会逃出地球的引力约束。相反，最高点之后，他们会随着飞机再度下降，在地球引力的呼唤下，重返地球。一旦飞机返回大气层，V.S.S。 Unity会以滑翔方式着陆。\n维珍银河的太空飞机安全吗？\n联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。事实上，联邦航空管理局（FAA）要到2023年之后才能发布相关安全规定，因为像维珍银河这样的新兴太空公司需要一个“学习阶段”来尝试设计和流程，如果监管太多会扼杀酝酿更好、更有效设计的创新。\n所以，未来的太空旅游乘客会需要签署一份风险“知情同意书”，类似于跳伞或蹦极时签署的同意书。不过，维珍银河的太空飞机在此之前已经有过两次安全事故。2014年，该公司的第一架太空飞机V.S.S。 Enterprise在试飞过程中坠毁，副驾驶迈克尔·奥尔斯博里遇难，但驾驶员彼得·希博尔德跳伞后幸存了下来。事故原因为，当时的副驾驶过早地移动了一个杠杆。现在，控制装置已经重新设计。2019年，维珍银河的太空飞机险些遭遇又一场灾难，原因是新的金属热保护膜安装不当，覆盖了水平尾翼上的空气孔。但所幸，最后有惊无险。\n\n本次飞行中的飞行员与搭乘太空船二号的机组成员合影\n未来亚轨道太空旅游\n据称，维珍银河已经拿下600多张座位票预订，平均每张票价在25万美元左右。维珍银河预期将在2022年开启全面的商业太空旅行服务，并最终有望将票价降到4万美元左右。\n在亚轨道太空旅游领域，维珍银河的唯一竞争对手就是贝索斯的蓝色起源，因为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX计划为乘客提供更远的旅程，目标包括国际空间站。\n今年6月，贝索斯宣布他将乘坐蓝色起源的新谢珀德号（New Shepard）火箭的首次载客飞行。贝索斯计划在7月20日发射，同行的另外三人则包括他的兄弟、在2800万美元公开拍卖中胜出的神秘买家和美国传奇航天先驱，水星计划13人中的沃莉·芬克（Wally 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enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>","source":"sina_tech","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Virgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nVirgin Galactic founder Branson successfully went to space and became the first founder of a commercial space company to go to space\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">新浪科技</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-07-11 23:50</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/744a5b09b34b580be9df2654b1b2c619\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"368\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">Virgin Galactic</a>Founder officially launches space journey</p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SINA\">SINA</a>News At 23: 40 on July 11th, Beijing time, Richard Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, successfully returned from an 85.9-kilometer-high orbit on SpaceShip-2, becoming the first founder of a commercial aerospace enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> source：<a href=\"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4\">新浪科技</a></p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"source_url":"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4","is_english":false,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2150730081","content_text":"维珍银河创始人正式开启太空之旅\n新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！\n\n\n\n白骑士搭载太空船二号起飞画面\n北京时间11日晚间22时40分，运载飞机白骑士（VMS Eve）搭载太空船二号（Unity 22）起飞。迈克尔·科尔格拉齐耶在直播采访中表示：“（这是）维珍银河的历史性时刻，太空商业旅行的历史性时刻，理查德·布兰森的历史性时刻。”\n\n\n\n太空船二号与白骑士分离后，火箭发动机点火起飞画面\n约15分钟之后，Unity 22成功与母飞机分离，点燃引擎，极速攀升。几分钟之后，画面传来机舱内的情况，四名“宇航员”离开座位，体验失重感。等机舱内画面再次出现时，四名乘客已经系好安全带，准备返回地面。此时，Unity 22正在快速下降，准备滑翔着陆。\n从母飞机分离后15分钟，Unity 22成功着陆地面，稳稳停在跑道中央。\n\n太空船二号降落画面\n\n太空船二号降落后，机组成员准备下机。\n按美国空军和NASA定义的太空边界为50英里（80公里），而国际航空联合会认定的卡门线是62英里（100公里），因此此次飞行使布兰森成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，后者会在7月20日搭乘谢泼德飞船/飞船前往太空。不过蓝色起源新谢泼德火箭可以将飞船送入稍高于100公里卡门线的高度，比太空船二号更高。\n阿波罗登月启发亿万富豪前往太空\n布兰森是在少年时间看阿波罗登月直播的影响，开始追寻前往太空的梦想并于2004年创办维珍银河。这些年间，布兰森对维珍银河投资超过了10亿美元，今天终于圆梦太空。\n不过当被问及家人对于自己将亲自登上太空的消息是否存在担忧时，布兰森坦言，“连坐维珍航空的飞机都感到害怕”的妻子，对自己的这一大胆举动持坚决的反对态度：“她说，‘如果你傻到做这种事情，那你就去做好了，但我不会去参加你的葬礼的。”此前保险经纪人向媒体表示，没有任何证据表明，布兰森购买了保险，以防他在旅途中受伤或死亡。相比之下，维珍银河可能已经为其太空飞机VVS Unity购买了保险。\n这次飞行全程历时约1.5小时。在飞行过程中，维珍银河首先使用VMS Eve大型运载飞机，将太空船二号（VSS Unity）运载至约15，000米的高空。随后，VMS Eve与VSS Unity分离，太空船二号（VSS Unity）自行进入亚轨道空间。最终，VMS Eve和VSS Unity都返回太空港并降落，飞行船票价格为25万美元/人，失重时长在3到4分钟。\n“历经16年研究、工程和测试工作，维珍银河成为了新兴的商业太空行业的先锋，这将为人类打开太空之门，让世界更加美好。”布兰森在声明中说，“我很荣幸能够帮助公司验证我们未来的宇航员将会从事的这趟旅程，确保满足人们在客户体验方面对维珍银河的独特期待。”\n\n飞行过程中，太空船二号舱内画面。\n\n飞行过程中的布兰森\n这也是维珍银河的第四次太空飞行测试，也是首次搭载四名成员飞行，他们最近一次载人试飞是在5月22日，当时仅有两名成员。除了布兰森之外，另外3名一同飞往太空的专家还包括：首席宇航员教官贝丝·摩西（Beth Moses）、首席运营工程师科林·贝内特（Colin Bennett），以及政府事务副总裁西莉莎·班德拉（Sirisha Bandla）。维珍银河飞行员戴夫·麦凯（Dave Mackay）和迈克尔·马苏奇（Michael Masucci）将负责驾驶该公司的V.S.S Unity宇宙飞船。\n维珍银河的太空飞机是什么？飞到哪里？\n维珍银河的太空飞机叫做太空船2号（SpaceShipTwo），大小相当于一架公务机，可重复使用。除了两名飞行员之外，机舱内还可容纳四个人。这次升空的太空船2号被命名为“V.S.S。 Unity”。和火箭不太一样的是，V.S.S。 Unity将先由一架更大的飞机运载到大约50000英尺的高度。随后，V.S.S。 Unity与运载飞机分离，同时点燃引擎开始加速继续向高空攀升，飞往50英里高的太空边缘。加速过程中，机上人员会感受到正常体重3.5倍的力量。\n在最高点，机上人员可以离开自己的作为，体验大约四分钟的明显失重。当然，他们不会逃出地球的引力约束。相反，最高点之后，他们会随着飞机再度下降，在地球引力的呼唤下，重返地球。一旦飞机返回大气层，V.S.S。 Unity会以滑翔方式着陆。\n维珍银河的太空飞机安全吗？\n联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。事实上，联邦航空管理局（FAA）要到2023年之后才能发布相关安全规定，因为像维珍银河这样的新兴太空公司需要一个“学习阶段”来尝试设计和流程，如果监管太多会扼杀酝酿更好、更有效设计的创新。\n所以，未来的太空旅游乘客会需要签署一份风险“知情同意书”，类似于跳伞或蹦极时签署的同意书。不过，维珍银河的太空飞机在此之前已经有过两次安全事故。2014年，该公司的第一架太空飞机V.S.S。 Enterprise在试飞过程中坠毁，副驾驶迈克尔·奥尔斯博里遇难，但驾驶员彼得·希博尔德跳伞后幸存了下来。事故原因为，当时的副驾驶过早地移动了一个杠杆。现在，控制装置已经重新设计。2019年，维珍银河的太空飞机险些遭遇又一场灾难，原因是新的金属热保护膜安装不当，覆盖了水平尾翼上的空气孔。但所幸，最后有惊无险。\n\n本次飞行中的飞行员与搭乘太空船二号的机组成员合影\n未来亚轨道太空旅游\n据称，维珍银河已经拿下600多张座位票预订，平均每张票价在25万美元左右。维珍银河预期将在2022年开启全面的商业太空旅行服务，并最终有望将票价降到4万美元左右。\n在亚轨道太空旅游领域，维珍银河的唯一竞争对手就是贝索斯的蓝色起源，因为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX计划为乘客提供更远的旅程，目标包括国际空间站。\n今年6月，贝索斯宣布他将乘坐蓝色起源的新谢珀德号（New Shepard）火箭的首次载客飞行。贝索斯计划在7月20日发射，同行的另外三人则包括他的兄弟、在2800万美元公开拍卖中胜出的神秘买家和美国传奇航天先驱，水星计划13人中的沃莉·芬克（Wally 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enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. 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At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> source：<a href=\"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4\">新浪科技</a></p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"source_url":"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4","is_english":false,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2150730081","content_text":"维珍银河创始人正式开启太空之旅\n新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！\n\n\n\n白骑士搭载太空船二号起飞画面\n北京时间11日晚间22时40分，运载飞机白骑士（VMS Eve）搭载太空船二号（Unity 22）起飞。迈克尔·科尔格拉齐耶在直播采访中表示：“（这是）维珍银河的历史性时刻，太空商业旅行的历史性时刻，理查德·布兰森的历史性时刻。”\n\n\n\n太空船二号与白骑士分离后，火箭发动机点火起飞画面\n约15分钟之后，Unity 22成功与母飞机分离，点燃引擎，极速攀升。几分钟之后，画面传来机舱内的情况，四名“宇航员”离开座位，体验失重感。等机舱内画面再次出现时，四名乘客已经系好安全带，准备返回地面。此时，Unity 22正在快速下降，准备滑翔着陆。\n从母飞机分离后15分钟，Unity 22成功着陆地面，稳稳停在跑道中央。\n\n太空船二号降落画面\n\n太空船二号降落后，机组成员准备下机。\n按美国空军和NASA定义的太空边界为50英里（80公里），而国际航空联合会认定的卡门线是62英里（100公里），因此此次飞行使布兰森成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，后者会在7月20日搭乘谢泼德飞船/飞船前往太空。不过蓝色起源新谢泼德火箭可以将飞船送入稍高于100公里卡门线的高度，比太空船二号更高。\n阿波罗登月启发亿万富豪前往太空\n布兰森是在少年时间看阿波罗登月直播的影响，开始追寻前往太空的梦想并于2004年创办维珍银河。这些年间，布兰森对维珍银河投资超过了10亿美元，今天终于圆梦太空。\n不过当被问及家人对于自己将亲自登上太空的消息是否存在担忧时，布兰森坦言，“连坐维珍航空的飞机都感到害怕”的妻子，对自己的这一大胆举动持坚决的反对态度：“她说，‘如果你傻到做这种事情，那你就去做好了，但我不会去参加你的葬礼的。”此前保险经纪人向媒体表示，没有任何证据表明，布兰森购买了保险，以防他在旅途中受伤或死亡。相比之下，维珍银河可能已经为其太空飞机VVS Unity购买了保险。\n这次飞行全程历时约1.5小时。在飞行过程中，维珍银河首先使用VMS Eve大型运载飞机，将太空船二号（VSS Unity）运载至约15，000米的高空。随后，VMS Eve与VSS Unity分离，太空船二号（VSS Unity）自行进入亚轨道空间。最终，VMS Eve和VSS Unity都返回太空港并降落，飞行船票价格为25万美元/人，失重时长在3到4分钟。\n“历经16年研究、工程和测试工作，维珍银河成为了新兴的商业太空行业的先锋，这将为人类打开太空之门，让世界更加美好。”布兰森在声明中说，“我很荣幸能够帮助公司验证我们未来的宇航员将会从事的这趟旅程，确保满足人们在客户体验方面对维珍银河的独特期待。”\n\n飞行过程中，太空船二号舱内画面。\n\n飞行过程中的布兰森\n这也是维珍银河的第四次太空飞行测试，也是首次搭载四名成员飞行，他们最近一次载人试飞是在5月22日，当时仅有两名成员。除了布兰森之外，另外3名一同飞往太空的专家还包括：首席宇航员教官贝丝·摩西（Beth Moses）、首席运营工程师科林·贝内特（Colin Bennett），以及政府事务副总裁西莉莎·班德拉（Sirisha Bandla）。维珍银河飞行员戴夫·麦凯（Dave Mackay）和迈克尔·马苏奇（Michael Masucci）将负责驾驶该公司的V.S.S Unity宇宙飞船。\n维珍银河的太空飞机是什么？飞到哪里？\n维珍银河的太空飞机叫做太空船2号（SpaceShipTwo），大小相当于一架公务机，可重复使用。除了两名飞行员之外，机舱内还可容纳四个人。这次升空的太空船2号被命名为“V.S.S。 Unity”。和火箭不太一样的是，V.S.S。 Unity将先由一架更大的飞机运载到大约50000英尺的高度。随后，V.S.S。 Unity与运载飞机分离，同时点燃引擎开始加速继续向高空攀升，飞往50英里高的太空边缘。加速过程中，机上人员会感受到正常体重3.5倍的力量。\n在最高点，机上人员可以离开自己的作为，体验大约四分钟的明显失重。当然，他们不会逃出地球的引力约束。相反，最高点之后，他们会随着飞机再度下降，在地球引力的呼唤下，重返地球。一旦飞机返回大气层，V.S.S。 Unity会以滑翔方式着陆。\n维珍银河的太空飞机安全吗？\n联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。事实上，联邦航空管理局（FAA）要到2023年之后才能发布相关安全规定，因为像维珍银河这样的新兴太空公司需要一个“学习阶段”来尝试设计和流程，如果监管太多会扼杀酝酿更好、更有效设计的创新。\n所以，未来的太空旅游乘客会需要签署一份风险“知情同意书”，类似于跳伞或蹦极时签署的同意书。不过，维珍银河的太空飞机在此之前已经有过两次安全事故。2014年，该公司的第一架太空飞机V.S.S。 Enterprise在试飞过程中坠毁，副驾驶迈克尔·奥尔斯博里遇难，但驾驶员彼得·希博尔德跳伞后幸存了下来。事故原因为，当时的副驾驶过早地移动了一个杠杆。现在，控制装置已经重新设计。2019年，维珍银河的太空飞机险些遭遇又一场灾难，原因是新的金属热保护膜安装不当，覆盖了水平尾翼上的空气孔。但所幸，最后有惊无险。\n\n本次飞行中的飞行员与搭乘太空船二号的机组成员合影\n未来亚轨道太空旅游\n据称，维珍银河已经拿下600多张座位票预订，平均每张票价在25万美元左右。维珍银河预期将在2022年开启全面的商业太空旅行服务，并最终有望将票价降到4万美元左右。\n在亚轨道太空旅游领域，维珍银河的唯一竞争对手就是贝索斯的蓝色起源，因为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX计划为乘客提供更远的旅程，目标包括国际空间站。\n今年6月，贝索斯宣布他将乘坐蓝色起源的新谢珀德号（New Shepard）火箭的首次载客飞行。贝索斯计划在7月20日发射，同行的另外三人则包括他的兄弟、在2800万美元公开拍卖中胜出的神秘买家和美国传奇航天先驱，水星计划13人中的沃莉·芬克（Wally 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referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SPCE\">Virgin Galactic</a>Founder officially launches space journey</p><p><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/SINA\">SINA</a>News At 23: 40 on July 11th, Beijing time, Richard Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company, successfully returned from an 85.9-kilometer-high orbit on SpaceShip-2, becoming the first founder of a commercial aerospace enterprise to board space, 9 days earlier than Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin. At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. 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At the same time, Branson also became the second oldest astronaut!</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ec12f8461cc81f690254dc459b861503\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"359\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734\" tg-width=\"550\" tg-height=\"325\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>White Knight takes off with SpaceShip-2</h2>At 22:40 on the evening of the 11th Beijing time, the carrier aircraft VMS Eve took off with Spacecraft Two (Unity 22). \"[This is] a historic moment for Virgin Galactic, a historic moment for commercial travel in space, a historic moment for Richard Branson,\" Michael Colgrazier said in a live interview.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/1ff4c2360fe55e93a4da3d838edbcd65\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"342\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2></h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6cc60b640c7da4e473610a5710d557c9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"355\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShip2 separated from the White Knight, the rocket engine ignited and took off</h2>About 15 minutes later, Unity 22 successfully separated from the parent aircraft, ignited its engines and climbed at great speed. A few minutes later, the picture showed the situation in the cabin. Four \"astronauts\" left their seats and experienced weightlessness. When the picture in the cabin reappeared, the four passengers had fastened their seat belts and were ready to return to the ground. At this point, Unity 22 was descending rapidly, preparing for a glide landing.</p><p>Fifteen minutes after separating from the parent aircraft, Unity 22 successfully landed on the ground and stopped firmly in the middle of the runway.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/516d2139746074946e6f41be69b0e34f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>SpaceShipTwo landing screen</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/e1937806c84de9e418111b848d236638\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"393\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>After SpaceShipTwo landed, the crew prepared to disembark.</h2>The space boundary defined by the U.S. Air Force and NASA is 50 miles (80 kilometers), while the Karman Line recognized by the International Aeronautical Federation is 62 miles (100 kilometers). Therefore, this flight makes Branson the first commercial aerospace company to board space. Founder, nine days earlier than Blue Origin founder Bezos, who will take the Shepard spacecraft/spacecraft to space on July 20. However, the Blue Origin New Shepard rocket can send the spacecraft to an altitude slightly higher than the Karman line of 100 kilometers, higher than SpaceShip-2.</p><p><b><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/APOL\">Apollo</a>Moon landing inspires billionaires to go to space</b></p><p>Influenced by watching the live broadcast of Apollo's landing on the moon as a teenager, branson began to pursue his dream of going to space and founded Virgin Galactic in 2004. Over the years, branson has invested more than $1 billion in Virgin Galactic, and today he finally realized his dream of space.</p><p>However, when asked if his family was worried about the news that he would go to space himself, Branson admitted that his wife, who was \"scared even to fly by Virgin Atlantic\", was firmly opposed to his bold move: \"She said, 'If you are stupid enough to do this, then you can do it, but I won't go to your funeral.\" Earlier, insurance brokers told the media that there was no evidence that Branson bought insurance in case he was injured or killed during the trip. In contrast, Virgin Galactic may have insured its spaceplane, the VVS Unity.</p><p>The whole flight lasted about 1.5 hours. During the flight, Virgin Galactic first used the VMS Eve large carrier aircraft to carry SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) to an altitude of about 15,000 meters. Subsequently, VMS Eve separated from VSS Unity, and SpaceShipTwo (VSS Unity) entered suborbital space on its own. Eventually, both VMS Eve and VSS Unity returned to the spaceport and landed. The flight ticket price was US $250,000/person, and the weightlessness duration was 3 to 4 minutes.</p><p>\"After 16 years of research, engineering and testing, Virgin Galactic has become a pioneer in the emerging commercial space industry that will open the door to space for humanity and make the world a better place.\" Branson said in a statement. \"I am honored to help the company validate the journey that our future astronauts will take, ensuring that people meet the unique expectations of Virgin Galactic in terms of customer experience.\"</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39207067f75b751801bd55fb24490453\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"306\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>During the flight, the picture inside the cabin of Spacecraft 2.</h2><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/6518ce92eb5a959dc039f56b620dbff9\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"290\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>Branson during the flight</h2>This is also Virgin Galactic's fourth space flight test and the first flight with four members. Their latest manned test flight was on May 22nd, when there were only two members. In addition to Branson, the other three experts who flew into space together included Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor, Colin Bennett, chief operations engineer, and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs. Virgin Galactic pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci will be responsible for flying the company's V.S.S Unity spacecraft.</p><p><b>What is Virgin Galactic's space plane? Where to fly?</b></p><p>Virgin Galactic's space plane is called SpaceShipTwo, which is the size of a business jet and can be reused. There is room for four people in the cabin, in addition to two pilots. The spacecraft 2 launched this time was named \"V.S.S. Unity\". Not quite the same as Rockets, V.S.S. Unity will first be carried by a larger aircraft to an altitude of about 50,000 feet. Subsequently, V.S.S. Unity separated from the carrier plane, ignited its engines and began to accelerate to continue climbing high into the sky, heading to the edge of space 50 miles high. During acceleration, the crew on board will feel 3.5 times the force of their normal weight.</p><p>At the highest point, the crew on board can leave their own actions and experience apparent weightlessness for about four minutes. Of course, they will not escape the gravitational constraints of the earth. On the contrary, after the highest point, they will descend again with the plane and return to the earth under the call of the earth's gravity. Once the aircraft returns to the atmosphere, the V.S.S. Unity will land in a gliding fashion.</p><p><b>Are Virgin Galactic's Spaceplanes Safe?</b></p><p>The federal government has not adopted any regulations on the safety of passengers of spacecraft such as Virgin Galactic's spaceplanes. In fact, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) won't issue relevant safety regulations until after 2023, because nascent space companies like Virgin Galactic need a \"learning phase\" to experiment with designs and processes, and if too much regulation can stifle innovation that brews better and more effective designs.</p><p>Therefore, future space tourism passengers will need to sign a risk \"informed consent form\", similar to the consent form signed during skydiving or bungee jumping. However, Virgin Galactic's space plane has had two safety accidents before. In 2014, the company's first space plane, V.S.S. The Enterprise crashed during a test flight, killing co-pilot Michael Allsbury, but pilot Peter Shibold survived after parachuting. The cause of the accident was that the co-pilot at that time moved a lever prematurely. Now, the controls have been redesigned. In 2019, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane narrowly escaped another disaster when a new metal thermal protective film was improperly installed to cover air holes in the horizontal tail. But fortunately, there was a narrow miss in the end.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/34fbcea1efc518cd9ac33b19ab290d3f\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"363\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"></p><p><h2>The pilot in this flight took a group photo with the crew members aboard SpaceShip2</h2><b>Future suborbital space tourism</b></p><p>It is said that Virgin Galactic has won more than 600 seat ticket reservations, with an average ticket price of about $250,000 each. Virgin Galactic is expected to launch a full commercial space travel service in 2022, and eventually it is expected to reduce the fare to about $40,000.</p><p>In suborbital space tourism, Virgin Galactic's only competitor is Bezos' Blue Origin, as Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to offer passengers longer journeys, with targets including the International Space Station.</p><p>In June, Bezos announced that he would fly on the first passenger flight of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket. Bezos is scheduled to launch on July 20th, accompanied by three others, including his brother, the mysterious buyer who won the $28 million public auction, and the legendary American space pioneer, Wally Funk, one of the 13 Mercury Project. (Yunlin)</p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> source：<a href=\"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4\">新浪科技</a></p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5e99c795c5f8aa295bc0b0bb1d1c5734","relate_stocks":{"SPCE":"维珍银河"},"source_url":"https://tech.sina.cn/d/tk/2021-07-11/detail-ikqciyzk4872823.d.html?vt=4","is_english":false,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2150730081","content_text":"维珍银河创始人正式开启太空之旅\n新浪科技讯 北京时间7月11日23时40分，太空旅游公司维珍银河创始人、70岁的理查德·布兰森（Richard Branson）搭乘太空船二号成功从85.9公里高的轨道返回，成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，同时布兰森也成为年龄第二大的宇航员！\n\n\n\n白骑士搭载太空船二号起飞画面\n北京时间11日晚间22时40分，运载飞机白骑士（VMS Eve）搭载太空船二号（Unity 22）起飞。迈克尔·科尔格拉齐耶在直播采访中表示：“（这是）维珍银河的历史性时刻，太空商业旅行的历史性时刻，理查德·布兰森的历史性时刻。”\n\n\n\n太空船二号与白骑士分离后，火箭发动机点火起飞画面\n约15分钟之后，Unity 22成功与母飞机分离，点燃引擎，极速攀升。几分钟之后，画面传来机舱内的情况，四名“宇航员”离开座位，体验失重感。等机舱内画面再次出现时，四名乘客已经系好安全带，准备返回地面。此时，Unity 22正在快速下降，准备滑翔着陆。\n从母飞机分离后15分钟，Unity 22成功着陆地面，稳稳停在跑道中央。\n\n太空船二号降落画面\n\n太空船二号降落后，机组成员准备下机。\n按美国空军和NASA定义的太空边界为50英里（80公里），而国际航空联合会认定的卡门线是62英里（100公里），因此此次飞行使布兰森成为首位登上太空的商业航天企业创始人，比蓝色起源创始人贝佐斯早9天，后者会在7月20日搭乘谢泼德飞船/飞船前往太空。不过蓝色起源新谢泼德火箭可以将飞船送入稍高于100公里卡门线的高度，比太空船二号更高。\n阿波罗登月启发亿万富豪前往太空\n布兰森是在少年时间看阿波罗登月直播的影响，开始追寻前往太空的梦想并于2004年创办维珍银河。这些年间，布兰森对维珍银河投资超过了10亿美元，今天终于圆梦太空。\n不过当被问及家人对于自己将亲自登上太空的消息是否存在担忧时，布兰森坦言，“连坐维珍航空的飞机都感到害怕”的妻子，对自己的这一大胆举动持坚决的反对态度：“她说，‘如果你傻到做这种事情，那你就去做好了，但我不会去参加你的葬礼的。”此前保险经纪人向媒体表示，没有任何证据表明，布兰森购买了保险，以防他在旅途中受伤或死亡。相比之下，维珍银河可能已经为其太空飞机VVS Unity购买了保险。\n这次飞行全程历时约1.5小时。在飞行过程中，维珍银河首先使用VMS Eve大型运载飞机，将太空船二号（VSS Unity）运载至约15，000米的高空。随后，VMS Eve与VSS Unity分离，太空船二号（VSS Unity）自行进入亚轨道空间。最终，VMS Eve和VSS Unity都返回太空港并降落，飞行船票价格为25万美元/人，失重时长在3到4分钟。\n“历经16年研究、工程和测试工作，维珍银河成为了新兴的商业太空行业的先锋，这将为人类打开太空之门，让世界更加美好。”布兰森在声明中说，“我很荣幸能够帮助公司验证我们未来的宇航员将会从事的这趟旅程，确保满足人们在客户体验方面对维珍银河的独特期待。”\n\n飞行过程中，太空船二号舱内画面。\n\n飞行过程中的布兰森\n这也是维珍银河的第四次太空飞行测试，也是首次搭载四名成员飞行，他们最近一次载人试飞是在5月22日，当时仅有两名成员。除了布兰森之外，另外3名一同飞往太空的专家还包括：首席宇航员教官贝丝·摩西（Beth Moses）、首席运营工程师科林·贝内特（Colin Bennett），以及政府事务副总裁西莉莎·班德拉（Sirisha Bandla）。维珍银河飞行员戴夫·麦凯（Dave Mackay）和迈克尔·马苏奇（Michael Masucci）将负责驾驶该公司的V.S.S Unity宇宙飞船。\n维珍银河的太空飞机是什么？飞到哪里？\n维珍银河的太空飞机叫做太空船2号（SpaceShipTwo），大小相当于一架公务机，可重复使用。除了两名飞行员之外，机舱内还可容纳四个人。这次升空的太空船2号被命名为“V.S.S。 Unity”。和火箭不太一样的是，V.S.S。 Unity将先由一架更大的飞机运载到大约50000英尺的高度。随后，V.S.S。 Unity与运载飞机分离，同时点燃引擎开始加速继续向高空攀升，飞往50英里高的太空边缘。加速过程中，机上人员会感受到正常体重3.5倍的力量。\n在最高点，机上人员可以离开自己的作为，体验大约四分钟的明显失重。当然，他们不会逃出地球的引力约束。相反，最高点之后，他们会随着飞机再度下降，在地球引力的呼唤下，重返地球。一旦飞机返回大气层，V.S.S。 Unity会以滑翔方式着陆。\n维珍银河的太空飞机安全吗？\n联邦政府尚未对维珍银河的太空飞机这类航天器乘客的安全采取任何规定。事实上，联邦航空管理局（FAA）要到2023年之后才能发布相关安全规定，因为像维珍银河这样的新兴太空公司需要一个“学习阶段”来尝试设计和流程，如果监管太多会扼杀酝酿更好、更有效设计的创新。\n所以，未来的太空旅游乘客会需要签署一份风险“知情同意书”，类似于跳伞或蹦极时签署的同意书。不过，维珍银河的太空飞机在此之前已经有过两次安全事故。2014年，该公司的第一架太空飞机V.S.S。 Enterprise在试飞过程中坠毁，副驾驶迈克尔·奥尔斯博里遇难，但驾驶员彼得·希博尔德跳伞后幸存了下来。事故原因为，当时的副驾驶过早地移动了一个杠杆。现在，控制装置已经重新设计。2019年，维珍银河的太空飞机险些遭遇又一场灾难，原因是新的金属热保护膜安装不当，覆盖了水平尾翼上的空气孔。但所幸，最后有惊无险。\n\n本次飞行中的飞行员与搭乘太空船二号的机组成员合影\n未来亚轨道太空旅游\n据称，维珍银河已经拿下600多张座位票预订，平均每张票价在25万美元左右。维珍银河预期将在2022年开启全面的商业太空旅行服务，并最终有望将票价降到4万美元左右。\n在亚轨道太空旅游领域，维珍银河的唯一竞争对手就是贝索斯的蓝色起源，因为埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的SpaceX计划为乘客提供更远的旅程，目标包括国际空间站。\n今年6月，贝索斯宣布他将乘坐蓝色起源的新谢珀德号（New Shepard）火箭的首次载客飞行。贝索斯计划在7月20日发射，同行的另外三人则包括他的兄弟、在2800万美元公开拍卖中胜出的神秘买家和美国传奇航天先驱，水星计划13人中的沃莉·芬克（Wally Funk）。（匀琳）","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"SPCE":0.9}},"isVote":1,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"tweetType":1,"langContent":"CN"}],"isCommentEnd":false,"newsSizeData":{"likeSize":109,"commentSize":12,"repostSize":0,"favoriteSize":0,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false},"APP":{"userAgent":"Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)","isDev":false,"isTTM":true,"deviceId":"web-server-community-laohu8-v3","version":"4.35.12","shortVersion":"4.35.12","platform":"web","vendor":"web","appName":"ttm","isIOS":false,"isAndroid":false,"isTiger":false,"isTHS":false,"isWeiXin":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"isWeiBo":false,"isQQ":false,"isBaiduSwan":false,"isBaiduBox":false,"isDingTalk":false,"isToutiao":false,"isOnePlus":false,"isHuaWei":false,"isXiaomi":false,"isXiaomiWebView":false,"isOppo":false,"isVivo":false,"isSamsung":false,"isMobile":false},"href":"/m/news/2150730081","isCrawlerRequest":true}

维珍银河创始人布兰森成功上太空 成为首位登上太空商业航天公司创始人

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维珍银河创始人布兰森成功上太空成为首位登上太空商业航天公司创始人