Promo video for Americans in Orbit 50, a project using the Gemini IR spacecraft that Space Operations is building for commercial use. Space Operations CEO Craig Russell is president of the AIO-50.
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Eclipse capsule in orbit. Credit: Space Operations, Inc.
SPACE OPERATIONS PRESS RELEASE
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 17, 2011 — Space Operations, Inc. announced plans today to build a two-seat manned orbital spacecraft for commercial and government use. The company plans a test launch on February 20, 2012, with a regular flight schedule beginning in late 2012 or early 2013.
The Eclipse spacecraft will utilize the highly successful legacy Gemini technology that was developed by NASA to allow SOI to bring this product to market in a very short time frame.