<a href="http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/08/16/1752201&tid=160&tid=103&tid=187">Slashdot</a>: <i><a href="http://Space.com">Space.com</a> reports that the U.S. Department of State's Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls has approved collaboration of technical details
between <a href="http://www.scaled.com/">Scaled Composites</a> of Mojave, California and <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A//www.virgingalactic.com/">Virgin Galactic</a> of the United Kingdom to
<a href="http://www.space.com/news/050815_virgingalactic_itar.html">build passenger-carrying suborbital spaceliners</a>. The next suborbital ship will be a nine person vessel."</i> From the article: <i>"Details
about the new company were unveiled at the Experimental Aircraft
Association's (EAA) AirVenture air show held July 25-31 in Oshkosh,
Wisconsin.
The Spaceship Company will build a fleet of commercial suborbital
spaceships and launch aircraft. Scaled Composites is to be under
contract for research and development testing, as well as certification
of a 9-person SpaceShipTwo (SS2) design, and a White Knight Two (WK2)
mothership to be called Eve.</i>