Published on Oct 26, 2012 by NTDTV
XCOR released pictures of the Lynx, a suborbital spacecraft that will eventually fly the New York - Tokyo connection in 90 minutes.
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A California based company is going toe-to-toe with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic in the race to offer commercial space flights. It is revving up to launch a suborbital spacecraft called the Lynx, and it could be as early as next year.
XCOR Aerospace has just released pictures of a mock-up of the aircraft it hopes will soon fly the New York -- Tokyo connection. They project it will make the flight in 90 minutes and will swing into outer space in the process.
The supersonic ride will apparently cruise at a booming three and a half times the speed of sound.
Those willing to pay the $95,000-dollar ticket fare will enjoy a several-minute float in microgravity and a view of Earth from outer space.
XCOR announced on Thursday they plan to begin commercial flight operations from NASA's Kennedy Space Center sometime in 2014.
Eventually, XCOR plans to fly the Lynx from California as well as several other locations around the world.
Test flights of the Lynx are expected to start early next year.
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Credit: XCOR Lynx Photos
Full story:
A California based company is going toe-to-toe with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic in the race to offer commercial space flights. It is revving up to launch a suborbital spacecraft called the Lynx, and it could be as early as next year.
XCOR Aerospace has just released pictures of a mock-up of the aircraft it hopes will soon fly the New York -- Tokyo connection. They project it will make the flight in 90 minutes and will swing into outer space in the process.
The supersonic ride will apparently cruise at a booming three and a half times the speed of sound.
Those willing to pay the $95,000-dollar ticket fare will enjoy a several-minute float in microgravity and a view of Earth from outer space.
XCOR announced on Thursday they plan to begin commercial flight operations from NASA's Kennedy Space Center sometime in 2014.
Eventually, XCOR plans to fly the Lynx from California as well as several other locations around the world.
Test flights of the Lynx are expected to start early next year.
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Credit: XCOR Lynx Photos
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