Burt Rutan and Sir Richard Branson with VMS Eve, Mojave, July 08. Credit Herb Lingl

Following their successful rocket burn on PF-03, the SpaceShipTwo crew dumped their remaining Nitrous Oxide prior to landing in Mojave. Range 13 km (8 mi).

Main hangar - detail

This image was taken on a recent tour of the Spaceport America construction site, near Truth or Consequences, NM USA.

Copyright Chad Person for Ideum, 2011

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Mojave goof-off session at Virgin Galactic's White Knight (EVE) unveiling, shot by Brian Lam (gizmodo.com)

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Cosmic Girl - N744VG - Virgin Galactic - Boeing 747-400

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The Great Pacific Airshow 2018

Huntington Beach

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Virgin Galactic mothership VMS Eve taxiing at Edwards AFB open house. Off in the distance on the right side of the picture you can see the B-2 taxiing for the runway.

Where is Mojave?

Shown in feathered configuration. The raised wings keep the reentry speed down by presenting the whole bottom surface to the atmosphere while the vehicle descends almost vertically - a shuttlecock effect.

SpaceShipTwo makes the final turn toward the runway

President of Virgin Galactic, with Branson behind him

From left to right, Virgin Galactic founder and owner Sir Richard Branson and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson strike a pose for continued solidarity and success at the dedication Ceremony of Spaceport America on the newly completed runway that will serve vehicles for regular space travel, adventurers and research companies.

A few moments into SS2's powered flight

Virgin Galactic CEO

Virgin Atlantic Airways - Boeing 747-41R - G-VWOW (c/n 32745/1287) - Cosmic Girl

UPDATE (December 2015) "Cosmic Girl" was withdrawn from Virgin Atlantic operation in October 2015. She is slated to become Virgin Galactic's "LauncherOne" air-launched satellite lifter after modifications are made to strengthen the vestigial structure of the inboard left wing formerly intended to ferry a spare "fifth" engine to now hold a 55,000-lb. rocket.

UPDATE (January 2017) - On November 12, 2015 this aircraft was re-registered by Virgin Galactic as N744VG.

UPDATE (November 2017) - On March 2, 2017, Richard Branson announced the splitting of LauncherOne operations from Virgin Galactic to a new entity, Virgin Orbit.