SIR RICHARD BRANSON SAYS THE FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL TAKE PLACE ON CHRISTMAS DAY. BRANSON SAYS HE'LL BE ON THAT FLIGHT, ALONG WITH FAMILY MEMBERS.
ASKED IF THE SPACEPORT WOULD BE READY BY THEN, SPACEPORT DIRECTOR CHRISTINE ANDERSON TOLD THE LAS CRUCES SUN NEWS…"WE'RE READY WHEN THEY'RE READY." THE FIRST PASSENGER FLIGHT FROM THE SPACEPORT HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK SEVERAL YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL TIME LINE.
