In the Mojave desert, Richard Branson today showed off for the first time the WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft that will launch his commercial space craft SpaceShipTwo.

More info a the official site Virgin Galactic

Obviously a complete coincidence that this coincides with NASA's 50th. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Amazing flight demo! I hope I live long enough to do something like this. Richard Branson (Virgin) is just the guy to do it too.

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(BBC news coverage posted by mrnelson) picked by ogri2003 2 years ago

Let's hope it doesn't behave like one and get all coy at the last minute! picked by Ziaphra 3 years ago

Pilgrims to a holy shrine in Portugal are being given free maps of the site that show the Virgin Mary on one side and adverts for sex aids and aphrodisiacs on the other. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Virgin Galactic completed a successful test yesterday of its hybrid nitrous oxide motor that will propel space tourists into orbit. SpaceShipTwo will launch into orbit using these motors after reaching the upper atmosphere after detaching from the mother ship called Eve. picked by equinox 6 months ago

Follow up to willster's earlier post about Sir Richard Branson's space tourism endeavor.

dmmit I've fixed this themepic crop 2 times now.... picked by suebe 2 years ago

Miracle? Hoax? Absurd joke? Scam? Whatever it is, these supposed Virgin Mary nipples (how do they know they're hers?) are a bizarre and hilarious summary of the Internet.

Better hurry to eBay if you want to get them before someone steals them for the Buy It Now price of $500,000. picked by bingo 6 months ago

A likeness of the Virgin Mary spotted in the trunk of a suburban tree is being touted as a divine “blessing”. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The recent story covered about the battle between Virgin and BSkyB over the basic channel package that Virgin has to pay BSkyB has now taken a new twist. picked by danswayuk 3 years ago

A women called Antonia Ruiz Hernandez from Mercedes, Texas has found an image which resembles the Virgin Mary on her air conditioning unit. picked by iamamaniac 6 months ago

I was twenty-nine, single again after a five-year marriage, and a virgin. When I met my now ex-husband Mike, I had just turned 21. We met at small Catholic liberal arts college, and even though I no longer believed in Jesus, the Saints, the Bible, God, really any of that. I was a virgin then, and I was a virgin when we divorced.

*NSFW if your boss reads over your shoulder. Safe images* picked by lynxears 2 months ago

The bride said she was a virgin. When her new husband discovered that was a lie, he went to court to annul the marriage — and a French judge agreed. picked by doggylives 1 year ago

Bolivian pilgrims ask the Virgin Mary for money and revenge. Bolivian pilgrims come to her in huge numbers to complain about their poor financial position and the neoliberal system which they blame for this. picked by stinkobinko 3 months ago

Hollywood may have made a movie about a 40-year-old virgin, but one Sydney resident beats his title by nearly six decades. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

He is donating the money to helping the environment and finding sources other than coal and oil for energy. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Sir Branson to be the first man to marry a couple in space picked by coldbladed 2 years ago

Deaths are serious setback to Branson space plan. picked by hisidea 2 years ago

Virgin surprised when they get offensive entries. picked by redbull_uk 3 years ago

Follow up to - picked by topofall 10 months ago

The player has capabilities beyond the PC version, so you can either listen to Virgin Radio, watch music videos, download recordings and tracks - all for free. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago