Billionaire Richard Branson-led VirginGalactic's factory in the Mojave Desert recently provided a glimpse into its under-development newest spaceship - SpaceShipTwo, seriestwospacecraft that will take passengers 60 miles above Earth, to the edge of space.

The spaceship that the company allowed a CNN reporter to see from inside was nearly 60feet in length on the exterior side. From the inside, it looked even bigger. As the spaceship was under development, four technicians were working with precision inside the cabin.

The cabin was dotted with a number of windows. There was a side window as well as a ceiling window for every passenger. However, there were no furnishings installed yet.

George Whitesides, chief executive of Virgin Galactic, said, "What inspires me the most is the idea that space changes you, that space has this profound impact on people who can experience it and that's not just the people who go up, but people who know the person going up."

The company originally predicted that the first commercial flight would be launched by 2010; which could not happen. Now, the company aims to start commercial service by the end of current year.

The SpaceShipTwo will have two pilots, who will take a total of six passengers to the edge of space. They will experience an acceleration of up to 2,500 mile per hour, more than three times the speed of sound.

Each ticket to the space flight will cost $250,000. More than 700 people, including scientist Stephen Hawking, Ashton Kutcher and Justin Bieber, have applied for the tickets.