YOUR TICKET TO SPACE.
You Are Next.
The Virgin Galactic Astronaut receives this specially-designed 450mm brass disc that radially lists 360 of the most important achievements in Aeronautic, Astronautic, and Cultural progress from 3500 BCE to the present day. At 0º—positioned at the apex of human spaceflight achievement—is their name, signifying their position as the next human astronaut to go to space.
A TRIBUTE TO THE NASA VOYAGER PLAQUE.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants.
The comprehensive list was produced via painstaking cross-cultural research in partnership with both the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC and The Science Museum in London. All major vehicular evolutions are depicted, extending Virgin Galactic‘s DNA of Flight to 100 important technical milestones.
SUCCESS THROUGH THE CENTURIES.
Aero & Astro Journeys Celebrated.
The shorter lines represent aeronautic achievement (flights within our aerospace), and the longer lines depict astronautic achievement (either sub-orbital or orbital missions into space).
DEPARTURE FROM SPACEPORT AMERICA LIES BEYOND.
A Gateway to Space.
Beneath the disc itself lies a holographic foil image of Spaceport America’s Hanger Doors, revealing an iridescent representation of Earth as seen from space.
