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Video: Christening VSS Enterprise

On Monday, December 7, 2009, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson were on hand to christen it “VSS Enterprise” by breaking champagne bottles on the craft’s nose. Sir Richard Branson hopes to begin passenger flights out of New Mexico sometime in 2011 after a series of rigorous safety tests. The entrepreneur said he, his family and Rutan will be the first to fly on SpaceShip Two.