Virgin say their SS2 spacecraft could be modified into a jet One day it could allow travel from London to Sydney in just two hours The company says it is also considering space cruises to the Moon Space tourism flights could begin as early as next year Force India boss Michiel Mol has said he will offer London-Sydney in two hours by 2014

By Chris Pleasance

PUBLISHED: 09:24 EST, 19 October 2013 | UPDATED: 10:54 EST, 19 October 2013

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Futuristic planes based on spaceships which could allow passengers to travel from London to Sydney in two and a half hours are being developed.

Virgin Galactic, the space flight company owned by Sir Richard Branson, says that the space tourism plane it is currently developing could be modified and turned into a super jet.

The Concorde-like aircraft would travel outside of the Earth's atmosphere and enter orbit, using gravitational forces to travel at incredibly fast speeds.

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