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Space Plane Touches Down In Wisconsin
The public got its first up close look Monday at an aircraft whose creator says is the part of the future of space travel.
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OSHKOSH, Wis. (July 27, 2009)--An aircraft that’s touted as part of the future of commercial space travel landed Monday in Wisconsin.
Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo soared over thousands of people at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual AirVenture convention in Oshkosh.
The aircraft circled the runway several times as designer Burt Rutan and British billionaire Sir Richard Branson looked on.
Branson is chairman of the Virgin Group, which is funding the plane.
The landing marked the first time the public has gotten an up-close look at the plane.
Branson hopes to use WhiteKnightTwo to carry a spaceship into the upper atmosphere.
The spaceship would then detach and rocket into space.
Branson hopes to use the system to create a commercial space travel business.
He's already taken 300 reservations.
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