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Virgin Galactic launches first commercial spaceflight
Virgin Galactic completes first commercial space flight
Spacecraft VSS Unity flew to the edge of space and returned to land, gliding in to the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico, completing the Galactic 01 space flight.
Virgin Galactic hopes to launch its second customer spaceflight in August, after the space tourism company reviews the vehicles and the flight’s data.
Italian pilots enjoy zero gravity in Virgin Galactic space flight
In case you missed it, Virgin Galactic successfully held their first commercial space flight bearing Italian pilots as their first paying passengers. The three Italians, whose passage was paid for by their country's government, conducted experiments on the effects of microgravity on the human body.
Pending the results of studies of data from the flight, the space tourism company plans to fly its second mission as soon as August and then aims to begin flying its spacecraft, VSS Unity, once a month.
Experienced pilots on board VSS Unity
Virgin Galactic announces the participants in the company's first commercial space flight.
One of the pilots who will be on the spaceship VSS Unity is a former Italian Air Force lieutenant colonel.
Many eyes will be on the Virgin Galactic commercial spaceflight launch as it comes on the heels of the Titan submersible disaster.
You can watch the events as they unfold via livestream.
Virgin Galactic is a space tourism company created to shuttle very rich passengers to outer space and back.
The firm has a backlog of almost 800 customers waiting for their chance to travel to space, all of them willing to pay the hefty price tag for the 90-minute ride.
Virgin Galactic launches first commercial spaceflight
Hello and welcome to AS USA's live coverage of Virgin Galactic’s launch of its first commercial spaceflight called Galactic 01.
Billionaire Richard Branson’s space company will send two Italian air force colonels, an aerospace engineer from the National Research Council of Italy, a Virgin Galactic astronaut instructor, and two pilots, to the edge of space and back on a scientific research mission.
You can follow the events as they transpire on Virgin Galactic’s website and via a livestream on YouTube, beginning an hour before the launch.