Spacecraft to replace the space shuttle and the movement of passengers.

Intends to co-founder Paul Allen of Microsoft Corporation building spacecraft could be resolved


Replace the space shuttle program and the movement of passengers on space flights paid.
He hopes the yen fond of space all his life an unmanned rocket from a giant transport plane to transport satellites to government and commercial space and later develop a manned space missions.
The initiative comes just months after the end the U.S. space shuttle program, which lasted 30 years, thus opening the door for private companies to provide the spacecraft.
Will be fired the yen, which will be the largest aircraft in the world with six engines will be manufactured giant unit Askeld Composites, a subsidiary of Northrop Grumman Corp..
Will arrive along the wings of the giant aircraft to 117 meters, larger than a football field and taller by 70 percent from the wings of aircraft Boeing 747. The company will make SpaceX private rocket.
Is targeted to launch the first flight of the experiment in 2015, then the first commercial flight in the following year.
Allen said "I have always dreamed of taking the next big step in a private space flight .. and put a flexible space transportation system."
The theme will be the new company that will manage the project, dubbed (Astratolonc Systems) "any round at any time."
Did not announce the yen is the sole financier of the project how much money you spend, but noted it would be $ 200 million or more.