Video courtesy: VIRGIN GALACTIC www.virgingalactic.com SpaceShipTwo (SS2) and its mothership, WhiteKnightTwo (WK2) herald a new era in commercial space flight with daily space tourism flights set t' commence from Spaceport America in New Mexico after test program and all required US government licensin' completed. Mojave Air and Spaceport, shiver me timbers, California December 7, 2009 Virgin Founder, ya bilge rat, Sir Richard Branson and SpaceshipOne (SS1) designer, matey, Burt Rutan, me hearties, today reveal SS2 t' t' public for t' first time since construction o' t' worlds first manned commercial spaceship began in 2007. SS2 has been designed t' take many thousands o' private astronauts into space after test programmin' and all required US government licensin' has been completed. Begad! T' unveilin' represents another major milestone in Virgin Galactics quest t' develop t' Worlds first commercial space line providin' private sector access t' space usin' an environmentally benign launch system for people, shiver me timbers, payload and science. Avast! T' spaceship draws on t' experience developed durin' t' successful flights o' SS1 in 2004, which won t' Ansari X-Prize for completin' t' worlds first manned private space flights. Ya scallywag! T' SS2 design will be refined and completed durin' an extensive test flyin' program t' commence shortly, matey, and it will be an entirely new vehicle capable o' carryin' up t' 6 passenger astronauts and up t' 2 pilot astronauts into space on a sub-orbital flight. Begad! T' unveil itself will take place at Mojave Air and Spaceport ...