Virgin Galactic Launch First Spaceport
A Groundbreaking Ceremony for Spaceport America took place in southern New Mexico on 19 June 2009, marking an exciting new age for space exploration and development. Spaceport America will be the world's first purpose-built commercial spaceport and Virgin Galactic’s space launch system will operate out of it once it is open. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group launched Virgin Galactic in 2004 with the objective of developing commercial space vehicles that would transform the safety, cost and environmental impact associated with manned space travel. As the spaceport's anchor tenant, Virgin Galactic has been actively developing the technology to make low cost commercial space access a reality in conjunction with Burt Rutan and Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites, the company developing WhiteKnightTwo and SpaceShipTwo for commercial spaceflight. For further information about Space Travel with Virgin Galactic and Space Experiences, click here or call us on 01244 897 991