Virgin Galactic has secured a deal with NASA for up to three suborbital charter flights on its SpaceShipTwo vehicle.
The agreement, potentially valued at $4.5 million, will see SpaceShipTwo transport 1,300 pounds of scientific experiments per mission.
SpaceShipTwo is also being developed for commercial space tourism, with over 455 customers having already paid deposits totaling more than $58 million.
Virgin Galactic has signed a deal to provide NASA with three charter flights on SpaceShipTwo, the suborbital spaceplane slated to take future tourist travelers into space.
The deal provides for one full charter flight on SpaceShipTwo, with the option for two additional flights, giving the agreement a potential value of $4.5 million.
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