Virgin Galactic - the future of space travel

Richard Branson speaks about Virgin Galactic:

Our mission  for Virgin Galactic is and has always been quite simple: to transform access to space for the benefit of life on Earth. In particular, we want to allow the millions of people from around the world who have long dreamt of experiencing space for themselves to fulfil those dreams. We have never been under any illusion as to the scale and complexity of the task or of the crucial requirement to provide the levels of safety and experience from day one that meet with the Virgin promise and with our customers' expectations.

Our plan for Virgin Galactic is to create a pioneering and successful business and to kickstart a new industry which could come to define the 21st century in the same way that commercial aviation defined the century before. Like aviation, space can bring us all huge economic and cultural benefits and we believe we are well placed to help make that happen quickly.