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Virgin Galactic unveils stage one commercial launch platform

Virgin Galactic revealed WhiteKnight2 yesterday. I’m a big supporter of the idea of private space flight.
MOJAVE, California — After years of secretive construction, Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic presented the first stage of their commercial launch platform, WhiteKnightTwo, today at the Mojave Air and Space Port.
Sir Richard Branson explains his motive for creating Virgin Galactic: [...]