The ruler of heaven of boat of Xcor of American California city manages 26 days announce, this company development goes a kind of rocket to aid two spacecraft that push, it basically will be used at private outer space to swim.

Xcor company releases news bulletin 26 days to say, they name for this kind of spacecraft " lyncean " , will fly at official 2010 investment, can fly for many times everyday. The tourist can take this kind of aircraft to fly to inferior orbit height experiences weightlessness, full see aerospace prospect.

"Lyncean " size and a small-sized and private plane match, two seats are located in spacecraft forehead. The gram in test pilot says, before the seat leans, can let a tourist have the feeling of air man, is not like goods confine is from the back.

According to the design, "Lyncean " can take off from track in that way like common plane, drive in the rocket below, rate is top can amount to double velocity of sound, height is highest can arrive at 200 thousand feet (add up to 60 kilometers about) . What its rocket motor uses is liquid state fuel, the grain thing that combustion place releases is far little at solid fuel or mixture fuel, belong to " the environment is friendly model " , and can repeat completely use, conduce to reduce operation cost.

Xcor company plan is in charge of a design building only " lyncean " spacecraft, and swim aerospace particular operation and price are handed in by another companies, nevertheless Xcor company emphasizes, fare will be in " can inside susceptive limits " , the metropolis such as researcher, teacher gets fare privilege, so that experience first.

According to Xcor company estimation, the potential market dimensions that at present private outer space swims exceeds 500 million dollar, because this becomes not little person,value " big cake " . Before before long, company of British space flight " dimension Beijing is galactic " outward bound was revealed " spacecraft 2 " model. "Dimension Beijing is galactic " will use " spacecraft 2 " the aerospace that rolls out oneself swims service. Predict this year inside year " spacecraft 2 " can begin trial flight.