ANOTHER DELAY IN LAUNCHING FLIGHTS FROM SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO'S SPACEPORT AMERICA. VIRGIN GALACTIC OWNER RICHARD BRANSON NOW SAYS HE HOPES TO BOARD THE FIRST FLIGHT TO SPACE IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH OF NEXT YEAR. THE TARGET DATE HAD BEEN AT THE END OF 2014.
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS DELAYS IN GETTING THE SPACE FLIGHTS GOING. WHEN NEW MEXICO FIRST AGREED TO BUILD THE MORE THAN 200-MILLION DOLLAR SPACEPORT, AT TAXPAYERS' EXPENSE, IT WAS PREDICTED FLIGHTS WOULD START IN 2011.
