passed the latest test in the skies over the california's mojave desert. >> for those who can afford the trip, the view will be spectacular. here is abc's muhammad lila. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: this is spaceship 2, the world's first commercial space liner. on a test flight more than 71,000 feet into the air, that's more than double the height of a normal airplane, enough to see the roundness of the earth and the darkness of space above. >> we want this program to be the beginning of a whole new commercial air and space travel. >> reporter: it's the brain child of richard branson, hoemg to have the flight on virgin galactic later this year. but flights won't come cheap. at $200,000 a pop, branson says nearly 700 people have already signed up. all for the chance to feel weightless in space and a bit more weightless in the wallet as well. muhammad lila, abc news, new york.