FILE - A crowd gathers outside Spaceport America for a dedication ceremony as Virgin Galactic's mothership WhiteKnightTwo sits on the tarmac near Upham, N.M., on Oct. 17, 2011. Virgin Galactic is partnering with a Boeing subsidiary to manufacture its next generation of motherships. Aurora Flight Sciences will build the twin-fuselage aircraft that are used to carry aloft Virgin Galactic's rocket ship. The contract calls for Aurora to deliver two planes, with the first expected to enter service in 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan, File)