Exuberant on stage, subdued off it, Richard Branson said he believed that after today’s successful SpaceShipTwo test flight he’ll be on the vehicle’s first commercial mission some time next year. http://t.co/lp2wWpI1gT

— Jeff Foust (@jeff_foust) December 14, 2018

This morning, @VirginGalactic's #SpaceShipTwo rocketed to an altitude of 51 miles, earning her crew of two their FAA commercial astronaut wings! Congratulations! A few more photos @NASASpaceflight http://t.co/B8suJTrRWa pic.twitter.com/EvRrmqax7X

— Sam Sun (@BirdsNSpace) December 14, 2018