New Space Plane Will Cut Flight Times Between Cities

If you are a member of the flying public who dreads flying because of the amount of time it takes to get from one city to another there may be a solution coming for you from Europe. An Agency called EADS Astrium is currently developing a space plane that is promising to cut the amount of time it takes to fly from city to city from hours to minutes in most cases by traveling through space instead of the Earth's atmosphere. The plane will not be as large as a 747 jetliner but rather it will look a lot more like a lear jet and have a proposed seating capacity of only 4 people which means the flight wont be crowded either. It is still in the development stages but if it is ever built and flies it will be able to transport its passengers from a flight from London to Sydney, Australia in a mere 4 hours. Currently that nearly 11,000 mile trip takes over 21 hours in a conventional jetplane. If you think you might be ready to book a flight as soon as it is built and ready to go you had better be ready to pay dearly for the privlidge. It is currently estimated that the cost to make the flight will be about $315,000 per passenger.