The mission is a test flight for Richard Branson 's concept of affordable space travel . The VSS Enterprise performs a successful free fall from a rocket at 4000 feet . Siebold said Sunday , according to the company 's statement , `` especially when one considers the fact that the vehicle has been designed not only to be a Mach 3.5 spaceship capable of going into space but also one of the worlds highest altitude gliders . '' The spaceship lands in the Mojave Desert . ` ` Now , the sky is no longer the limit , '' Branson says .
The mission is a test flight for Richard Branson 's concept of affordable space travel . The VSS Enterprise performs a successful free fall from a rocket at 4000 feet . The spaceship lands in the Mojave Desert . ` ` Now , the sky is no longer the limit , '' Branson says .