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At first glance, Boom may sound like it’s doing the same thing the Concorde supersonic plane was designed, but ultimately failed, to accomplish. But the Denver-based startup says that not only will its advanced technology allow it to fly faster, at Mach 2.2 compared to the Concorde’s 2.0, but also its business-savvy seating arrangement will keep the plane economically viable unlike the discontinued Concorde.

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Virgin Galactic is just the latest big name to be associated with the Boom aircraft. On Wednesday, Virgin CEO Richard Branson signed a letter of intent expressing strong interest in buying 10 Boom airplanes, a deal estimated to be worth $2 billion. An unnamed European airline reportedly made a similar business guarantee to buy 15 planes, bringing the total value of the two deals to about $5 billion, according to TechCrunch.

Heading up Boom is pilot and former Amazon executive Blake Scholl. He’s built the company with the advice of US astronaut Mark Kelly, as well as 11 of his employees who previously worked in the industry under Boeing, Lockheed and NASA, according to TechCrunch.

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The Boom plane will feature 40 standard business-class seats, set up in 20 rows to give each

Article source: https://www.rt.com/usa/337132-boom-supersonic-airplane-startup/

The Spaceplane is a European vision to bring cargo or paying passengers into suborbital space, for science or operational reasons. The vehicle, being developed by Airbus, Europe’s biggest aerospace manufacturer, is intended to carry four passengers as high as 100 kilometers (62 miles) by taking off and landing at a conventional airport. 

The vehicle will operate in between the usual altitude of airplanes and satellites, Airbus stated, which will open up a different market. The space plane could be used as a “point-to-point” transfer service or instead do experiments and work in an area of space not heavily occupied by other vehicles. 

During a typical flight, a rocket engine will ignite at about 12 km (7.5 miles) to bring it up to the operational flight. Weightlessness will last for “some minutes” at the top of the flight arc. The plane will then slow down and ignite the engines again for a landing on a runway.

While the plane underwent an in-atmosphere flight test in 2014, the company has not

Article source: http://www.space.com/32373-spaceplane.html