It was also the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including the founder of Virgin Galactic Richard Branson.
Virgin Galactic will become the first rocket company to launch the boss when Richard Branson straps into one of his sleek, shiny space planes this weekend.
Virgin Galactic rolled out its newest spaceship Tuesday as the company looks to resume test flights in the coming months at its headquarters in the New Mexico desert.