The passenger-carrying commercial launches will initially occur at Virgin Galactic's launch pad at Spaceport America, near Upham, New Mexico.
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The VSS Enterprise's name is an acknowledgement of the USS Enterprise from the Star Trek television series.
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VSS Enterprise, the first commercial spaceship being constructed by Virgin Galactic.
The event involved the first SpaceShipTwo being christened by then-Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger as the VSS Enterprise.