Virgin Galactic will build a spaceport in Abu Dhabi that could eventually reduce flight times from the capital to the United States to one hour.
A report in Emarat Al Youm quoted Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides as saying, “Under the 2009 deal the two companies agreed that Abu Dhabi would gain exclusive regional rights, subject to receipt of regulatory clearances, to host Virgin Galactic tourism and scientific research space flights.”
“Perhaps one day to see a future generation of our spaceships to fly from here to Abu Dhabi to New Mexico in no more than an hour… The first city pair in which the globe is once again brought closer together for the benefit of us all,” he added.