Space.com (December 21, 2008)
"A carrier aircraft designed to be the first stage of a commercial spaceline system made its maiden test flight today at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California.
"Designed by Scaled Composites, the huge and unique WhiteKnightTwo mothership rolled down the runway and muscled itself into the air using four Pratt and Whitney PW308A turbofan engines. The WhiteKnightTwo flew for about an hour, departing the runway at roughly 8:17 a.m. Pacific Standard Time, safely touching down at the Mojave Air and Space Port at approximately 9:17 a.m. PST.
" 'It's a big day,' said Stuart Witt, general manager of Mojave Air and Space Port. 'I think it's a real reflective time. When everybody's looking for a bailout, there are still people that are doing something for a much larger reason,' he told SPACE.com." [emphasis mine]
"...doing something for a much larger reason...." That's something to think about.
Update (March 13, 2009)
- Mojave Air & Space Port
" 'We look at this place as the best-kept secret in the business. We can see the future from here.' Marie Walker, East Kern Airport District Director"
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