Today Sir Richard Branson and Burt Rutan unveiled the sleek and sexy White Knight 2: a twin-fuselage, four-engine jet designed to carry a spaceship to launch altitude. Created almost entirely from carbon fiber composite, the gleaming white hull is completely seamless with the words “My other ride is a spaceship” painted by the door.
Links:
- Gizmodo.com: “Spaceships: First Virgin Galactic White Knight II Photos“
- Crunchgear.com: “Live from Virgin Galactic: We visit the White Knight II“
- Telegraph.co.uk: “White Knight Two space rocket in Mojave Desert for testing“