Virgin Galactic Signs Historic Lease Agreement

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday January 1, 2009 @02:52AM from the coming-to-america dept.

RobGoldsmith writes "Governor Bill Richardson today announced that Virgin Galactic has signed a 20-year lease agreement with the State of New Mexico. Virgin Galactic's world headquarters will be established in New Mexico and its operations will be located at New Mexico's Spaceport America, the nation's first purpose-built commercial spaceport. The signing of the lease agreement coincides with the beginning of the test flying program for Virgin Galactic's WhiteKnightTwo launch vehicle which got underway this month in Mojave, CA. The WhiteKnightTwo will serve as the mother ship for SpaceShipTwo, the vehicle that will carry commercial astronauts into sub-orbital space from Spaceport America."

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This month? by tcdk · 2009-01-01 03:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Wow, somebody had a busy morning...

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Re:Reusable SSTO isn't going to develop by ChangelingJane · 2009-01-01 04:09 · Score: 5, Funny

We prefer you say "orbitally challenged".
Re:And this is "historic" how? by flaming+error · 2009-01-01 05:47 · Score: 4, Funny

Obviously it qualifies as historic because it is "the nation's first purpose-built commercial spaceport".
Other upcoming historic moments include "the first purpose-built commercial Twinkie served at a spaceport," "the first spilled soda on the tarmac of a purpose-built commercial New Mexico spaceport" and "the first Rabbi, Pastor, and Bishop with too few parachutes on a SpaceShip".