This would slash an existing 22-hour flight to just around two hours.
But there is a catch: Your plane would have to travel via space. This means you would be sent into space before descending to your destination.New research is looking into the effects of such sub-orbital space flights, according to London-based newspaper The Times.Sub-orbital flights now cost more than £350,000 a seat, and are offered by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Mr Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin.
The G-forces peaked at 6G during descent for 10 to 15 seconds. That is six times the ordinary force of the Earth’s gravity. According to the study, one of the 24 participants briefly lost consciousness, but there were no lasting ill effects. He said that while astronauts need to be extremely fit and undergo years of intensive training, tourists on sub-orbital flights of the future would not need to fulfil such requirements.
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