Virgin Galactic edges toward launch
(WorldNews Mexico)

The Virgin Galactic Spaceflight System in front of Spaceport America.Courtesy of Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic´s VSS Unity spaceship is set to begin its first flight tests in southern New Mexico as the company prepares to send Sir Richard Branson into space later this year. The Unity´s arrival Feb. 13 at Spaceport America marked a major milestone, kicking off the spaceship´s `final test phase` before launch of Virgin Galactic´s commercial operations to fly paying passengers to space, CEO George Whitesides said during the company´s first earnings conference call with investors Tuesday afternoon. `We´re entering the most exciting part of our journey,` Whitesides said. `... We continue to focus...