Virgin Galactic Signs First Honeymoon Trip
FYI,
I know these two (although it has been a few years since we last met.)
This sure makes other wedding gifts seem unimpressive in comparison. :)
"Virgin Galactic Signs First Honeymoon Trip"
Space.com
http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
: At the Experimental Aircraft Association’s (EAA) AirVenture
: gathering being held in Oshkosh, Wisconsin yesterday, Sir Richard
: Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, announced that George
: Whitesides, the Executive Director of the National Space Society
: and his bride-to-be, Loretta Hidalgo, will be the first honeymoon
: couple to take a trip on the fledgling space tourism company’s
: sub-orbital craft when the company goes into operation.
: Branson brought the couple on stage Tuesday night during an airshow
: gala event sponsored by Virgin Galactic, there he gave them a
: bottle of champagne and a pin to signify their future Virgin
: Galactic space trek.
: “Loretta and I have tickets to be the first honeymoon couple on the
: Virgin Galactic service. It’s not going to happen for a few years,
: but it’s something we’ve been thinking about for a long time,”
: Whitesides told SPACE.com in a phone interview.
: “We have put money down. We think the Virgin Galactic team is
: terrific. There’s a bunch of great groups out there…and I hope
: they’ll all succeed,” he added.
: While Virgin Galactic suborbital operations are still several years
: away, Whitesides said he’s looking forward to his honeymoon trip
: into space.
: And will they hold hands on liftoff? “You bet,” Whitesides said.
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