Although the story at the link below embellishes a few historical details with inflated stories of imagined "secrecy", they do share a few interesting facts regarding the most recent flight test. This one appears to be almost as focused on training as it was on testing, bringing the planned Chief Pilot up to speed on the spacecraft with an experienced test pilot alongside to help guide the tests. Word on the street (becoming more credible now) is that 2014 is the year of the first customer flight. Guess we'll see...
http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-virgin-galactic-spaceship-20140110,0,6703082.story#axzz2qX0fQD5x
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