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These are the voyages of the VSS Enterprise
"Space the final fronteir, these are the voyages of the VSS Enterpise its continuing mission; to make a helluva lot of cash for Richard Branson"
Virgin galactic has revealed its name for its spaceship;
VSS Enterprise
heres the story from Wikipedia
The VSS Enterprise is the first commercial spaceship being constructed by Virgin Galactic. It will also be the first ship of the SpaceShipTwo class, based on upscaling the design of SpaceShipOne. It is due to have its first test flights in late 2007 or early 2008 with passenger service beginning in late 2008 or early 2009. These launches will occur at Virgin Galactic's launch pad located near Upham, New Mexico. The name is an acknowledgement to the USS Enterprise from the Star Trek television series.
Entrepreneur Richard Branson, head of the space tourism company Virgin Galactic, offered William Shatner a free ride into space on the inaugural space launch of the VSS Enterprise, with a retail value of $200,000; however, Shatner turned it down, and said, "I don't mind going up but I need guarantees I'll definitely come back"
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