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[edit] too many concepts, too few names

As with Tier One, we have far more concepts here than names. Here are the concepts I'd like names for, and the names so far:

  • Richard Branson's company: "Virgin Galactic". This one seems uncontroversial.
  • The VG/MAV project to develop and fly five-passenger suborbital tourist craft. I'm looking for a name analogous to "Tier One", and haven't seen one so far.
  • The design of the suborbital tourist craft. I'm looking for a name analogous to "Boeing 747". So far it looks like the craft is to be named "Virgin SpaceShip", by analogy with "SpaceShipOne". However, it's possible that "Virgin SpaceShip" instead refers to all Virgin Galactic spacecraft, including later designs not yet announced. That latter theory fits nicely with the name prefix "VSS", which will presumably be applied to all Virgin Galactic spacecraft. Incidentally, I'm not sure whether "SpaceShipOne" refers to the design or to the (currently sole) instance of that design.
  • The design of the launcher for the suborbital tourist craft. This design is a scaled-up version of White Knight. I haven't seen any hint of a name for this yet.

Any comments? 195.167.169.36 10:01, 28 Sep 2004 (UTC)

VSS - Virgin SpaceShip, either refers to the SpaceShipOne derivative, or to all Virgin Galactic spacecraft. The first of which though, is definitely named Enterprise, so unlike the SpaceShipOne confusion on whether the type and that particular spaceship have the same name is not an issue. I hazard that SSO refers only to that particular spaceship and not all Tier One spaceship components. (it would make sense). I hazard that VSS actually is the moniker used for all Virgin Galactic spacecraft, whether SSO derived or not, because it'll make more sense. VSS Richard Branson derived from Armadillo Aerospace stuff (for example) combined with VSS Enterprise, would match ship naming convention...
Humour: VSS Virgin, VSS Indefatigable, VSS La Pucelle, VSS Blossom...

They probably don't know themselves yet. Just as SpaceShipOne refers to both the design and the craft itself. (See Voyager et al. only one was built, so only one name was needed :) Nicholas 16:30, 6 Oct 2004 (UTC)

Is there any confirmation that the pilots forming the first cadre for SS2 are British? I feel damn proud if they are, in a world where the superpowers hold most of the space cards (even the private industrial ones, and even though Branson is a Brit)! TheManwithNoName 21:14, 17 Apr 2006 (GMT)

[edit] Question re: Voyager

Has it been confirmed that the second ship, Voyager, is named after the Star Trek vessel? I haven't seen that mentioned anywhere else. It's certainly possible, but it's also possible Branson named it after the space probe. 23skidoo 13:40, 17 Feb 2005 (UTC)

  • It's been properly sourced. 132.205.45.148 20:18, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
sources
70.51.10.202 (talk) 07:39, 20 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New Logo

The logo needs to be updated to reflect the new "iris" logo. - RealGrouchy 17:47, 13 December 2005 (UTC)


Image:VirginGalactic logo.png December 2005 logo

[edit] "Advancing Mankind"

This section reads like an ad. Should it be removed? Alex Nisnevich 05:02, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Much as I personally agree with the claims this section makes it is very POV. Martin Leng 18:20, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I'm so excited about the prospects for this sort of thing and I admire the boldness of Virgin Galactic as a commercial enterprise, but that's a little over the top for an encyclopedia. AbstractClass 18:38, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I think is should be kept in, as when we turn to Wiki to find answers, it's great that they are there, no matter how brief, in time this topic will be extended as more develops with the Galactic topic. Thirteen28 02:35, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

  • Who turns to Wikipedia to find answers? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.239.133.107 (talk) 06:22, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Employees

I'm sorry but I can't seem to find the source for the number of employees. Can someone verify the number of employees for me please? Along with names and titles. Thanks.

Cygnus 20:00 - 2006 11 05

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[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:New Galactic Logo.jpg

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[edit] VSS Voyager / Spirit of Steve Fossett

In this article [1] from the SanFran Sentinel, it says that the first Virgin Galactic WK2 will be called "Spirit of Steve Fossett"... (also in CBS SanFran [2]) So the second SS2 is still called VSS Voyager then... 70.55.86.160 (talk) 14:06, 27 January 2008 (UTC)

As stated above, the article from Time (2007-10-10) does not specify which half of the design will be named after Steve Fossett:
…a unique aircraft we are now building to launch people, payload and science into outer space next year. We plan to name it Spirit of Steve Fossett in his honor.
Whereas the article from the San Francisco Sentinel (2007-10-10) is more specific in that it will be the first Scaled Composites White Knight Two mother ship that is named "Spirit of Steve Fossett":
He added that the first flight will likely take off from the Mojave desert, carried up into the atmosphere from a mother ship he plans on naming “The Spirit of Steve Fossett,” after the explorer who went missing a month ago during a flight in Nevada.
—MJBurrage(T•C) 18:26, 28 February 2008 (UTC)