Space adventure so close we can taste it
- Oct 18, 2011
Another history-making day for Virgin Galactic as we dedicated the Gateway to Space in New Mexico.
One of the highlights for me was of course abseiling down the hangar with my children Holly and Sam and the Project Bandaloop dance troupe (more successful than the infamous abseil off the building in Las Vegas!)
We were suspended in mid-air and somehow managed to spray the champagne before officially naming the Virgin Galactic spaceport Gateway To Space.
We all got back to solid ground ok - I trust that will be the first of many safe landings at Spaceport America!
It was fantastic to be in New Mexico surrounded by a group of incredible people who are helping us lead the way in creating one of the most important new industrial sectors of the 21st century.
What an absolute joy to celebrate the naming of the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space with New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez.
We’ve never wavered in our commitment to the monumental task of pioneering safe, affordable and clean access to space, or to demonstrate that we mean business at each step along the way.
For me, my children and our ever growing community of future astronauts standing in front of the Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space as it glimmered majestically under the New Mexican sun brings our space adventure so close we can almost taste it.
