Virgin Galactic Unveils Its New Space Base, but No Flights Yet
Champagne and caviar? Check. Barista island? Check. Scheduled flights? We’ll get back to you.
This road leads to Spaceport America, Virgin Galactic's Gateway to Space.
Source: Virgin GalacticChampagne, caviar and seared tuna will be on the menu for Virgin Galactic astronauts in training when they arrive at the company’s new home in the desert scrublands of southern New Mexico. As they gaze out at the mountains east of the otherworldly structure, a master of espresso arts will dose out shots from a barista island, accompanied by multiple forms of dairy and dairy alternatives, including oat milk, of course.
As for when the actual flights will begin, no one’s saying yet.
Virgin Galactic executives offered journalists a tour of their chic new headquarters and customer center this week at Spaceport America, declaring the facility “operationally ready” for space tourism. After 15 years of struggle, including the fallout of a fatal accident and a subsequent spacecraft redesign, company officials were exuberant.