Animated simulation of how Virgin Galactic will take you into Space

The journey to Space inside the Virgin Galactic Spaceship will involve an initial climb to 50,000 feet attached to the Virgin Mothership VMS Eve at which point it will be released and the rocket propulsion engine ignited to take the Spaceship on an almost vertical ascent to an altitude of 360,000 feet (68 miles). At maximum altitude or Apogee the space tourists will be allowed to leave their seats to experience zero gravity weightlessness and observe the view of Earth from Space. In preparation for re-entry the spaceship switches to a unique feather wing configuration which act as an air brake and ensures a stable and controlled descent. Once the spaceship returns to an altitude of 60,000 feet the feathered wing tips will be rotated back gradually to enable the spaceship to transition to a glider. The Virgin Galactic spaceship will then land in a similar to which the Space Shuttle does currently with an un-powered glide back to the Spaceport.