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Virgin Galactic over the Bay (Photo+Video)

A Virgin Galactic spacecraft creeps up over the left wing as we fly over the Golden Gate Bridge! (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

A Virgin Galactic spacecraft creeps up over the left wing as we fly over the Golden Gate Bridge! (Photo: Chris McGinnis)

As part of the festivities surrounding the grand re-opening of SFO’s Terminal 2 in April, Virgin America invited media and VIP’s on a special flight out over the Pacific where we met up with the new Virgin Galactic spacecraft.

This shot was taken from a Virgin A320 looking down on Cronkite Beach, just north of the Golden Gate Bridge. (See below for a fun one-minute video)

After flying over the Gate and then over the Bay, both aircraft landed in tandem at SFO. Spectacular! We then taxied to Terminal 2 where a big reception and tour awaited.

Onboard notables: Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, astronaut Buzz Aldrin and Virgin Chairman Sir Richard Branson.


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