George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic, told an aerospace group in Los Angeles recently that test flights of its WhiteKnightTwo/SpaceShipTwo combination are continuing apace. So far, the suborbital spaceship has only been tested in glider mode, but rocket-powered flights are expected to begin this summer. VG hopes to begin commercial suborbital flights from Spaceport America in New Mexico next year.
VG is also contemplating the farther future. Whitesides said the company's technology will at some point allow point-to-point travel which would theoretically allow people to reach any point on Earth within an hour. He also said VG is looking at orbital capability. For now, however, the focus is on getting the suborbital business up and flying.
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