1st for-hire spacecraft unveiled
Virgin Galactic predicts tourist flights as early as ’11
Posted: December 8, 2009 at 4:46 a.m.
Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo is seen under construction at the Mojave Airport in Mojave, Calif., in this file photo.
A spacecraft designed to rocket wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011 was unveiled Monday in what backers of the venture hope will signal a new era in aviation history.
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