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FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2011 file photo British billionaire Sir Richard Branson drinks champagne after repelling down the side of the new Spaceport America hangar in Upham, N.M. Branson is taking another concrete step toward offering rides into the close reaches of space for paying passengers. Branson announced Friday, May 10, 2019, that Virgin Galactic will immediately begin shifting operations from California to the spaceport and specialized runway in the New Mexico desert in final preparations for commercial flights. He says Virgin Galactic's development and testing program has advanced enough to make the move, which will continue through the summer. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2011 file photo British billionaire Sir Richard Branson drinks champagne after repelling down the side of the new Spaceport America hangar in Upham, N.M. Branson is taking another concrete step toward offering rides into the close reaches of space for paying passengers. Branson announced Friday, May 10, 2019, that Virgin Galactic will immediately begin shifting operations from California to the spaceport and specialized runway in the New Mexico desert in final preparations for commercial flights. He says Virgin Galactic's development and testing program has advanced enough to make the move, which will continue through the summer. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

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