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Published: August 31, 2007
Rocketplane says delay sign of hard task
By Ja’Rena Lunsford
The wait for a trip to space on a Rocketplane aircraft may not be light-years away — but it doesn't seem to be coming soon.

Last week, a company official said Rocketplane will begin test flights on its suborbital vehicle in 2009, with commercial flights beginning in 2010 — a year later than the company reported this spring.

This isn't the first time the launch year for the company's XP spacecraft has ...

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