Conheça o interior da espaçonave que levará turistas ao espaço

A Virgin Galactic, empresa de turismo espacial do bilionário Richard Branson, revelou na terça-feira (28) o interior da espaçonave VSS Unity que levará turistas ao espaço. A cabine foi projetada com mais de 12 janelas para permitir a visualização do espaço por todos os passageiros durante o voo suborbital

A VSS Unity tem capacidade para levar até seis passageiros. Segundo a Virgin Galactic, toda a experiência de ir ao espaço e retornar deve levar cerca de 90 minutos

Espalhadas pela fuselagem estão 12 janelas, inclusive na parte superior da cabine, para que todos consigam ver a Terra pelo ângulo reservado apenas para astronautas até este momento

Os assentos da espaçonave são feitos de fibra de carbono com alumínio e permite diversos ajustes para segurança e o conforto de todos os ocupantes

“Temos assentos incríveis que serão adaptados a cada pessoa e que se movimentam durante o voo para maximizar o conforto dos passageiros”, disse o vice-presidente espacial da Virgin Galactic, George Whitesides, à Reuters

O cinto de segurança em cada poltrona tem 5 pontas de fixação, mas pode ser facilmente desarmado com apenas um clique, por uma questão de praticidade e para se soltar com rapidez em uma situação de emergência

Os passageiros poderão se levantar dos assentos na altitude máxima para flutuar livremente pela cabine, assim como as famosas imagens dos astronautas na Estação Espacial Internacional

A Virgin Galactic não oferece uma viagem pelo espaço, mas apenas alguns minutos no limite da atmosfera terrestre. A espaçonave chega a cerca de 97 quilômetros do solo, o suficiente para ver a curvatura do planeta com o espaço ao fundo

Apesar da Virgin Galactic oferecer uma oportunidade para quem não é astronauta de conhecer o espaço, a experiência está longe de ser acessível para a grande maioria das pessoas. Ter um lugar a bordo da VSS Unity custará 250 mil dólares, mais de 1,2 milhão de reais

Segundo a Vigin Galactic, 600 pessoas já estão na fila para voar e mais de 400 manifestaram interesse em ir ao espaço. Apesar disso, ainda não há um data para o primeiro voo espacial da empresa

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