At the Airventure 2009 air show, Sir Richard Branson, flew Virgin Gallactic's mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo aka VMS Eve, for the first time. The plane is designed to launch a spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, into space - 50,000 miles above the Earth. For more, read Larry Dignan's blog.
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic
A model of Spaceport America, home to Virgin Gallactic's space operations.
Spaceport America
Spaceport America
Diagram of Spaceport America