Not long after Virgin Galactic unveiled the interior design of its rocket-powered SpaceShipTwo, built to fly tourists beyond the edge of space and back, the company revealed plans for a foray into high-speed passenger travel.
On Monday, Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson, published a high-level design for a new supersonic jet capable of flying nine to 19 people from New York City to London in about 90 minutes.
It said it planned to build the high-speed aircraft with the help of…