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A crew of three private citizens reached suborbital heights on board Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spacecraft, marking the company’s second commercial flight and its first carrying space tourists.
The mission, named Galactic 02, is the company's first flight with paying customers on board. Tickets had been on sale for as much as $450,000.
Jon Goodwin is one of three passengers on Virgin Galactic's first private commercial spaceflight on Thursday. He said the ship doesn't have a toilet.
Tourists can now go to space — though it'll cost a pretty penny. Seats on Virgin Galactic's missions cost $450,000.
Anastatia Mayers and Keisha Schahaff won a place on Virgin Galactic's first commercial flight in a prize draw.