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A look inside the company's first space tourism flight, which took off from New Mexico on Thursday

Than you would expect to be. like, you felt like a part of the team, a part of the ship, a part of the universe, a part of earth. it was incredible. we welcome our crew back as they come in for landing... as unity glided back down to the new mexico desert, there was jubilation and relief. i'm still up there, and it's just amazing that you can land so smoothly on the runway coming back from space. safely back on earth, jon told me his experience was better than he ever imagined it would be. looking at earth from space, the curvature of the earth, the brightness of space, the pure clarity was am...

Virgin Galactic has rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists. Three private passengers were on board, including a former Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago.

Keisha Schahaff, 46, and daughter Anastatia Mayers, 18, joined British Olympian Jon Goodwin for the incredible rocket ride to space, Andy Gregory reports

Cheering making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. how are you feeling? feeling great! jon goodwin and mother—and—daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. then at 8.30 local time, lift—off, on schedule and in perfect conditions. this is the momentjon goodwin has been waiting for a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic�*s first private passenger flight. three, two, one. release, release, release. and this is what it's all about, as the spaceship unity hit apogee more than 50 miles above the earth'...