Editing SpaceShipTwo (section)

=== Launch sites ===
SpaceShipTwo was launched from the WhiteKnightTwo launcher aircraft, which took off from the [[Mojave Air and Space Port]] in [[California]] during testing. [[Spaceport America]] (formerly Southwest Regional Spaceport), a US$212 million [[spaceport]] in [[New Mexico]], partly funded by the state government,<ref name=ept20101023>[http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_16411102 New era draws closer: Spaceport dedicates runway on New Mexico ranch] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121210172846/http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_16411102|date=10 December 2012 }} ''[[El Paso Times]]'' 23 October 2010 Retrieved 25 October 2010 "two-thirds of the US$212 million required to build the spaceport came from the state of New Mexico... The rest came from construction bonds backed by a tax approved by voters in Doña Ana and Sierra counties".</ref> became the permanent launch site for the latter part of test flight programme and for commercial launches.<ref name="flightglobal-unveil"/>