Two-hour flights from London to Sydney via space could be possible in the next decade
The aviation industry is looking to blast off into the future of Travel , and make two -hour flights from London to Sydney a reality — and it will involve a quick trip to space . Commercial suborbital flights would blast passengers briefly into space before the craft descends to its destination on the other side of the world, with new research suggesting it could become accessible within a decade . The potential health impacts of such a journey were analysed in new research funded by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on 7plus >> While the outer-space route could cut down international flights by up to 20 hours, it would also impose a G-force six times that of the Earth’s gravity, according to the CAA-funded study published in journal Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance. Study researchers from the King’s College London, facilitated by the RAF, said the flights were already available but need still n...