NASA, Virgin Galactic Announce Partnership for Supersonic Air Travel By Techtonic group Virgin Galactic on Tuesday announced the Space Act Agreement (SAA) with NASA to facilitate the development of high-speed air travel. Called 'The Space Act Agreement', the deal is expected to foster collaboration between NASA, Virgin Galactic and the latter's fully-owned subsidiary, The Spaceship Company, to develop supersonic 'high Mach' airplanes for civilian air travel . According to Virgin Galactic, the aim of the collaboration is to develop a vehicle for safe, efficient and environmentally-sustainable high-speed air travel. In an official press release, the CEO of Virgin Galactic Holdings, George Whitesides, said: "This is the beginning of an important partnership for Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company that will support the future development of aviation technology. Virgin Galactic’s unique experience and innovative technology platform will, in partn...