“In accordance with the contract that was signed between the two companies in 2009, Abu Dhabi will receive an exclusive regional right to ensure that on its territory, subject to the issuance of all relevant permits, Virgin Galactic built the first regional spaceport, and also began to develop comic tourism and scientific spaceflight, "said Whites." Perhaps in the near future we will witness how the next generation of our spacecraft will easily fly from Abu Dhabi to New Mexico ... in one hour "It will be the first pair of cities that brings two remote continents together for the benefit of all."
Recall that Virgin Galactic is a subsidiary of the Virgin Group, owned by well-known British businessman Richard Branson. As reported in February 2012, Virgin Galactic plans to begin test flights of its first spacecraft beyond the Earth’s atmosphere by the end of this year. If they pass normally, then commercial tourist space flights will begin to be carried out in 2013 or 2014.
The Virgin Group management has already appointed the head of Virgin Galactic, who will be responsible for the construction of the space center in the UAE capital. Ultimately, this spaceport will become the second base of the already existing American spaceport Spaceport America, located, as already mentioned, in the state of New Mexico.
