Virgin Galactic Launches First Space Tourism Flight with Olympian, Mother-Daughter Duo
The Galactic 02 mission carried the first Caribbean women, the first Olympian, and the second-youngest person ever to reach space.
The Galactic 02 mission carried the first Caribbean women, the first Olympian, and the second-youngest person ever to reach space.
The existing Congressional prohibition on regulating commercial human spaceflight is set to expire in October.
‘Galactic 02’ marks the space tourism firm’s second commercial flight with paying customers.
The company’s VMS Eve mothership and VSS Unity spacecraft took off Thursday morning from Spaceport America.
First flight for paying customers comes as Blue Origin’s New Shepard remains sidelined.
The crewed mission will clear the runway for commercial launch in June.
If you can’t afford the ride, stream the video.
The commercial space company is experiencing another round of delays, resulting in another drop in stock value.
Virgin Galactic has reopened ticket sales for a 90-minute trip to the edge of space—but it will set you back $450,000. According to Virgin Galactic, the company already has hundreds of reservations for its previous $250,000 set of tickets. If you want to reserve your spot in line now, you’ll have to be ready to […]
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