Virgin Galactic is one step closer to bringing space travel to consumers

Beardy Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is one step closer to opening its cabin doors for business, having secured authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to launch its rocket plane from US soil. The Virgin mogul’s space tourism outfit announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the FAA that spells out how the agency will provide clear airspace for Virgin Galactic’s space missions. The company will work with the FAA’s Albuquerque Air Route Traffic Control Center and the New Mexico Spaceport Authority to coordinate its commercial flights.