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Virgin Galactic's mothership Eve, carrying the rocket-powered plane Unity 22, takes off from Spaceport America, near Truth or Consequences, N.M., Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023. Virgin Galactic is taking its first space tourists on a long-delayed rocket ship ride. (AP) Space 

Virgin Galactic Takes Tourists on Historic Journey to the Edge of Space

Adriana Marais,

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. has achieved a significant milestone as it successfully transported its inaugural private tourists to the outer limits of space. This accomplishment marks a significant step forward in Richard Branson’s ambitious endeavor to establish a “spaceline for Earth.” The VSS Unity spacecraft reached space shortly before 9:30 a.m. local time Thursday, Virgin Galactic said in a live broadcast of the event about an hour after it lifted off from the New Mexico spaceport. The cruise mission, which offered passengers several minutes of weightlessness before landing back on…

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It will be carrying the company's first paying customer. Space 

Witness Virgin Galactic’s Historic Launch of the First Ever Space Tourist Flight at 11am ET

Sanjay Patil,

Virgin Galactic could achieve another significant accomplishment today in its mission to offer suborbital space travel. If conditions permit and all goes according to plan, the company’s inaugural private passenger flight will depart from its Spaceport America facility at 11AM EDT. While Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight occurred in late June, it transported Italian government employees, including two Air Force members, to space. However, this time, the three passengers are civilians, with one of them being the company’s inaugural paying customer. That distinction belongs to Jon Goodwin, a British Olympian…

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The company is one step closer to space tourism. Space 

Virgin Galactic Set to Launch First Private Passenger Spaceflight on August 10th

Febin Mathew, ,

Virgin Galactic is set to welcome civilians on board its spacecraft after successfully completing its inaugural commercial spaceflight. The company is now preparing for its first private passenger flight, Galactic 02, which is scheduled for August 10th. While the identities of the passengers remain undisclosed, three individuals will join the regular crew. Those interested can tune in to a live stream of the event on the company’s website. The first commercial flight, Galactic 01, took off at the end of June. However, all three passengers were Italian government employees (two…

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Virgin Galactic spaceplane during a research flight on Thursday, June 29, 2023, (AP) Space 

Virgin Galactic Achieves Historic Milestone with Successful Space Flight

Jim Hendler, , , , ,

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. achieved a significant milestone as it successfully transported paying customers to the outer limits of space, marking a major accomplishment for the company established by Richard Branson nearly twenty years ago. The VSS Unity spacecraft reached space around 9:30 a.m. local time in New Mexico, Virgin Galactic revealed the event live on its website Thursday. It happened about an hour after takeoff, with six people on board, including researchers from the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council. The commercial debut officially brings Virgin…

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