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Gallery: Branson takes off in Eve

By Andy Smith July 28, 2009, 6:46 AM PDT

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Gallery: Branson takes off in Eve

At the Airventure 2009 air show, Sir Richard Branson, flew Virgin Gallactic’s mother ship, WhiteKnightTwo aka VMS Eve, for the first time. The plane is designed to launch a spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, into space – 50,000 miles above the Earth. For more, read Larry Dignan’s blog.nnn

Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic

Gallery: Branson takes off in Eve

VMS Eve over Lake Winnebago, Wisconsinnn

Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic

Gallery: Branson takes off in Eve

Sir Richard Branson looks on as Mohamed Al-Husseiny of Aabar signs a $280 investment deal with Virgin Gallactic.nn

Credit: credit Mark Greenburg, Virgin Gallactic

Gallery: Branson takes off in Eve

A model of Spaceport America, home to Virgin Gallactic’s space operations.

Gallery: Branson takes off in Eve

Map location of Spaceport America. It’s located in New Mexico near the White Sands Missile Range – about 45 miles north of Las Cruces.

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