Virgin Galactic SpaceShip Two Under Construction

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   jurvetson

   Feb 16, 2013 at 4:44 pm

   The logo on the dual fuselage WhiteKnight Two airplane…
   
   When asked about the, um, symbolism of it, Richard Branson chortles that "Hey, it’s my mother!"

   Back in her 20’s, she was a flight attendant called Galactic Girl. VMS Eve is the first and only WhiteNight Two aircraft. The "VMS" prefix stands for "Virgin Mothership".
   Freud would have a field day. =)

   Hmmm… come to think of it, Sir Richard seems to be quite supportive of flight attendants…
   

   Eve is the largest all-composite aircraft ever constructed and has the longest single-piece composite aircraft part: a 140 ft.- long wingspan. The spaceship attaches up under the center of the wing as you can see
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   seatonsnet

   Feb 17, 2013 at 5:14 pm

   [http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson] Please take a look at comment I just made on your previous post about your talk.

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/8476382221/comment7215763...

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