▁first ▁White ▁Knight ▁Two ▁is ▁named ▁V MS ▁E ve ▁after ▁Richard ▁Br anson ' s ▁mother ▁E ve ▁Br anson ; ▁it ▁was ▁officially ▁un ve iled ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁fle w ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁V MS ▁Spirit ▁of ▁Steve ▁F os sett ▁after ▁Br anson ' s ▁close ▁friend ▁Steve ▁F os sett , ▁who ▁died ▁in ▁an ▁aircraft ▁accident ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁, ▁it ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁how ▁many ▁SS 2 ▁and ▁W K 2 ▁vehicles ▁will ▁actually ▁be ▁built . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Virgin ▁Gal actic ▁ordered ▁two ▁White ▁Knight ▁Two ▁vehicles . ▁ ▁T ogether , ▁W K 2 ▁and ▁SS 2 ▁form ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁Virgin ▁Gal actic ' s ▁fleet ▁of ▁sub orb ital ▁space plan es . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁The ▁Sp aces hip ▁Company ▁had ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁planned ▁to ▁build ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁additional ▁White ▁Knight ▁Two ▁aircraft ▁and ▁an ▁additional ▁five ▁Space Sh ip Two ▁ro cket ▁plan es , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁by ▁Virgin ▁after ▁the ▁initial ▁pro tot ypes ▁of ▁each ▁craft ▁are ▁built ▁by ▁Sc aled ▁Compos ites . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 4 , ▁Virgin ▁Gal actic ▁was ▁also ▁considering