After a tough setback in 2014, Virgin Galactic hopes to get one step closer to offering commercial flights into space.The company, owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PSJ, secured operator licenses today from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation for its newest space ship, the VSS Unity, and for the companion rocket, WhiteKnightTwo.
Our Take
This is an important step toward Virgin Galactic’s return to flight plans. The increased transparency should help gain public (and lawmaker) trust as it gets closer to flight and booking tickets.
After a tough setback in 2014, Virgin Galactic hopes to get one step closer to offering commercial flights into space.
The company, owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Aabar Investments PSJ, secured operator licenses today from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation for its newest space ship, the VSS Unity, and for the companion rocket, WhiteKnightTwo.
