Virgin Galactic to Launch Passengers on Private Spaceship in 2013

Ad Virgin Galactic's first SpaceShipTwo spacecraft, the VSS Enterprise, glides over California's Mojave Air and Space Port in this view from a series of unpowered flight tests. CREDIT: Virgin Galactic View full size image Virgin Galactic’s bid to start launching ticket-carrying passengers to the edge of space is aiming for a first liftoff by the end of next year, but the plan depends heavily on the success of a series critical rocket-powered test flights.... (www.space.com) More...