Editing Virgin Galactic (section)

=== Formation and early activities ===
Virgin Galactic was founded in 2004 by British [[entrepreneur]] Sir [[Richard Branson]], who had previously founded the [[Virgin Group]] and the [[Virgin Atlantic]] airline, and who had a long personal history of [[hot air balloon|balloon]] and surface record-breaking activities.
As part of Branson's promotion of the firm, he has added a variation of the Virgin Galactic livery to his personal business jet, the Dassault Falcon 900EX "Galactic girl" (G-GALX).<ref>{{cite web |author=Martin |first=Grant |date=4 August 2008 |title=Sir Richard Branson's Private Jet |url=http://gadling.com/2008/08/04/sir-richard-bransons-private-jet/ |publisher=Gadling}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Window Seat |url= http://www.traveldaily.com.au/photos/window-seat-2/194910 |date= 29 January 2011 |publisher= Travel Daily }}</ref>