Travel off the beaten track and experience

By Virtuoso Lif e senior editor Justin Paul “Think of yourselves as future astronauts as you walk through,” Virgin Galactic’s Carolyn Wincer instructed the group of accredited space agents (ASAs) spanning North America, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, Hong Kong, Israel, and beyond. And with that, the doors of Spaceport America opened, and we strode into the 2012 ASA Forum. More than 70 ASAs and Virtuoso’s Matthew Upchurch, David Hansen, Jim Osborne, Keith Waldon, Tony Poe, and I made the trek to Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, for this year’s forum. Our mission: an exclusive in-depth update on the progress of Richard Branson’s space venture and a behind-the-scenes tour of Spaceport America.