Virgin Galactic set to take passengers to space today
WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast
WIBC
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2023
⏱️ 3 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Today, the Virgin Galactic Plane is set to take for very wealthy tourists into space. |
| 0:08.9 | So this thing, I mean, it's amazing looking. |
| 0:12.1 | It is beautiful. |
| 0:13.4 | It's got ceiling windows so that you can see out into space. |
| 0:18.5 | You can see every angle unlike the Titan, which just had that one portal. |
| 0:23.0 | This Virgin Galactic Plane that's going to space has windows everywhere. |
| 0:27.4 | So if you're sitting in this machine, you'll be able to see everything well. |
| 0:31.8 | You'll be able to see a lot of vacuum of space, stars, perhaps. |
| 0:38.1 | But it's going to take four paying customers to at least 250,000 feet above Earth's surface. |
| 0:46.8 | And it's 60 feet long. |
| 0:48.5 | It has a 27 foot wingspan, and they say the design is a minimalistic cabin interior described |
| 0:55.2 | as elegant, but progressive experience focused concept. |
| 1:00.1 | And is that what it really said? |
| 1:02.1 | Yes, that's all I mean, it's progressive. |
| 1:04.1 | It's like they're describing a hotel room at the Ritz Carlton or something like that. |
| 1:09.1 | I guess if you're paying that kind of money, I want a little pretentiousness in the description |
| 1:13.9 | of my accommodation. |
| 1:14.9 | Right. |
| 1:15.9 | You better make it look good. |
| 1:16.9 | Richard Branson talks about having space for all, and even your chance to win a trip |
| 1:23.6 | interested? |
| 1:24.6 | We are in the stage where we're putting the finishing touches on our entire customer |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from WIBC, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of WIBC and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.

