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CU students look to new era of space travel as Virgin Galactic completes first civilian flight Members of CU Boulder s Sounding Rocket Lab said Sunday s flight was a step toward making space exploration more accessible. Author: Victoria De Leon Updated: 8:19 PM MDT July 11, 2021 BOULDER, Colo. British billionaire Sir Richard Branson and his five crewmates were the first civilians to fly to their own spaceship to space Sunday. The Virgin Galactic Unity22 flight crew reached the edge of space at an altitude of more than 50 miles, where passengers experienced four minutes of weightlessness, according to NBC News.  A Virgin Galactic spokesperson told 9NEWS two additional flights are planned before the company expects to commence commercial service in 2022. As of March 31, approximately 600 people have purchased tickets to take the trip once given the green light. Tickets are currently selling at $250,000. 

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