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JimH:
Some nice pictures of the double hulled aircraft that Burt Rutan built for Richard Branson's new space company.  Unveiled today.  It will carry the actual spaceship to an altititude where it will launch.

http://pix01.com/MS@f1PG

From the Wired article.

KingSparta:

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What Does That Do, Make It Quieter?

JimH:
It's two fuselages joined by one double wide wing.  Sort of like a catamaran.

KingSparta:
sounds like a Dumb idea

I don't see a point in it.

Griff:
Remember SpaceShipOne ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpaceShipOne_flight_15P

How about Mike Melvill

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Melvill

Note his age, when he became the first commercial astronaut.

 ;)

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