Virgin Galactic team returns to Spaceport America

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – A team of pilots, ground crew and mission control specialists with Virgin Galactic is busy at Spaceport America, running a series of ground and air exercises in preparation for future commercial flights.
The focus is on WhiteKnightTwo, the aircraft that will one day help carry the company’s rocket ship and paying tourists to the edge of space.
Virgin Galactic chief executive George Whitesides was standing on the tarmac Wednesday watching as WhiteKnightTwo lan