Ready runway for space cruise ship

The world's first tourist passenger spaceship is about to take off and a runway dedicated to this spacecraft has just been opened at the aerospace airport in the state of New Mexico, USA.

Virgin's SpaceshipTwo spacecraft. (Photo: Daily Mail).

New Mexico governor told reporters: ' This is the beginning of the second space age and we are proud to be part of this project. From here, we will be able to see daily flights into space, and that is also new opportunities for scientists and adventurers '.

Buzz Aldrin, the second person to set foot on the moon, told AFP: " I am very happy that people can fly into space. Of course, I also want to be a passenger of these flights ."

SpaceShipTwo with six seats is expected to bring tourists into space in early 2012. The ship is 18 meters long, the cabin is about the size of a Falcon 900 aircraft.

Since 2005 the project has received deposits from visitors, which has so far earned $ 50 million from more than 380 people. Devek Handley, a 32-year-old businessman, said ' Two hundred thousand dollars is a big amount but I think it's a reasonable price '.

Igor Kutsenko, 36, the owner of an advertising company, said he plans to fly into space with his 57-year-old mother and 59-year-old father. He said, ' We will travel together as soon as the Virgin Galactic makes space travel a reality. That is the dream of my life '

When reaching a height of 15 km SpaceShipTwo will be released and launch missiles to fly into space. When entering orbit, the passengers were in the universe, able to take off the seatbelt and live in a state of zero gravity.

American scientists also said that in the future they will build a hotel in the universe. Highlighting their safety, they announced: ' We will conduct multiple test flights over the next 12 months before bringing tourists to the air '.