Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Virgin Galactic unveils Under Armour
spacesuits
Founded by a billionaire entrepreneur Richard
Branson in 2004 as part of the Virgin Group, Virgin Galactic is a space tourism
company which is aiming to provide space flights for tourists. The British
spaceflight company is developing commercial spacecraft to provide suborbital
spaceflights to space tourists and suborbital launches for space science
missions. They use the reusable SpaceShipTwo spaceflight system, consisting of
WhiteKnightTwo, a four-engine, dual-fuselage carrier jet aircraft that carries
SpaceShipTwo up to an altitude of 50,000 feet. SpaceShipTwo, a reusable, winged
spacecraft carries six passengers and two pilots, then fires the rocket motor
and commence a near-vertical climb. The acceleration forces will reach around
3.5G and push the spaceship to speeds nearly three and a half times the speed
of sound towards space. There, passengers, who are wealthy enough to pay the
$250,000 ticket for a two-hour flight, will experience a few minutes of
weightlessness and enjoy seeing the colorful Earth and black outer space. Though
the entire trip takes less than two hours, it poses extraordinary challenges to
human bodies by rapid changes in G forces, from six times the normal weight to
zero, and back to the ground in a very short period of time. Will those
passengers, or astronauts, have to wear the clumsy spacesuits like ordinary
spaceship crew?
No. They are Virgin’s prime passengers. They deserve
more fashionable and comfortable, yet functional customized protective armor to
enjoy the flight. While proper attire is required for a luxurious trip that
lasts as long as a five-course dinner, safety is the number one priority for
any commercial flight.
Enjoy reading the article and watch the video
to learn about this fashionable space suit.
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