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Virgin Galactic is aiming to make these kinds of spaceflights a monthly occurrence, with seats priced between $250,000 (£191,000) and $450,000 (£344,000).
It must be a magical moment to float freely above the world.
Jon Goodwin, 80, said he hopes that his mission will help inspire others dealing with similar difficulties as he becomes one of Virgin Galactic's first paying tourists to venture into space today.
Virgin Galactic is competing against Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin to sell trips to thrill-seekers looking to shed Earth’s gravity for a few minutes, the driving reason the company was first created.
One of the biggest days in history is here, and the first flight for a paying 'space tourist' has gone into space. Who are the VSS Unity crew? And who are the three tourist among them?