Virgin Galactic Takes another step towards SpaceShipTwo

SpaceShipTwo is largely a joint venture between English and American companies, and that causes a problem. Because such a venture has military potential, the sharing of such high tech information requires government approval, which has now been granted.

"It allows us to activate all the parts of the project," said Will Whitehorn, President of Virgin Galactic--the space tourism endeavor that is a subsidiary of British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group.

As a result, everything appears to be in order and the first tourist launch of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is expected in 2008. (More)