Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft
Monday, July 28, 2008 - 12:28
in Astronomy & Space
(AP) -- Virgin Galactic is giving the world a glimpse of its secret space tourism program. Sir Richard Branson's space company Monday trotted out the mothership aircraft that will launch a still-to-be-built spaceship out of the atmosphere. The mothership is a white, four-engine plane with room in the middle where the spacecraft will go.