# Space Tourism Trials Virgin Galactic Releases Test Flight Video of Spacecraft By David Tan Dar-Wei | Published 2009-05-03 | Autos Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-tourism-virgin-galactic-releases-test-flight-video-of-spacecraft References: [wired](http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/05/exclusive-video-of-virgin-galactics-test-flight/) We all know about Richard Branson and his exploits of attempting to build ships to [transport us to space](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/interstellar-arc). Well, this may be be achieved faster than we expect. [Virgin Galactic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/middle-seat-lottery) has recently released a video of the test flight of its [White Knight](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/police-scooter) 2 over the Mojave Desert. Despite reporting that there were some rudder problems, other aspects of the spacecraft's operation seemed normal. The debut of the ship is scheduled for next month. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.7/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Autos](https://www.trendhunter.com/autos) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Space Tourism:** The emerging trend of commercializing access to space tourism provides disruptive innovation opportunities for travel and hospitality services. - **Suborbital Flights:** The trend of developing suborbital flights as a feasible and economically viable alternative to traditional air travel provides disruptive innovation opportunities for transportation and logistics industries. - **Reusable Spacecraft:** The trend of developing reusable spacecraft provides disruptive innovation opportunities for space exploration and transportation industries, as well as materials science and manufacturing industries. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Travel and Hospitality Services:** The emergence of space tourism provides disruptive innovation opportunities for travel and hospitality services to extend their offerings beyond the Earth's atmosphere. - **Transportation and Logistics:** Development of suborbital flights provides disruptive innovation opportunities for the transportation and logistics industry to transport people and goods more efficiently and effectively. - **Space Exploration and Transportation:** Development of reusable spacecraft provides disruptive innovation opportunities for space exploration and transportation industries to reduce costs and improve efficiency in space missions. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Exclusive Luxurious Spaceflight Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-space-perspective.md) - [Space Tourism Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-perspective-1.md) - [Accessible Space Travel Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/space-elevator-concept.md) - [Revolutionary Reusable Rockets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reusable-rockets.md) - [Novel Aerial Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/star-walkers.md) - [3D-Printed Space-Exploration Rockets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/x-bow-launch-systems.md) - [Hypersonic Launch Vehicles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/launch-vehicle.md) - [Space Exploration Hotel Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/uplift-aerospace.md) - [Epochal Electric VTOLs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/epochal-electric-vtol.md)