MigBuster 2,884 Posted September 7, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23999742 What looks like being the world's first commercial space plane has just passed another technical milestone. Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has just flown faster and higher than ever before on its journey to take ordinary, fare-paying customers 70 miles above the earth. The first passengers should be floating around in zero gravity in around a year's time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Gepard 11,324 Posted September 7, 2013 But they wont call themself Astronaut or Kosmonaut or Spacionaut or Taikonaut. For this previleg you must round the earth once in a spacecraft, at minimum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JediMaster 451 Posted September 8, 2013 No, they'll officially be Virginauts. I'm sure they'll wear the title with pride. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
