Virgin Galactic all set to fly its first tourists to the edge of space – Winnipeg Free Press
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The long-awaited, first civilian space tourism flight by Virgin Galactic was set for takeoff Thursday, carrying an 80-year-old ex-Olympian and a mother and daughter who won their tickets in a sweepstakes.
The company is hitting a long-awaited milestone with ticketed tourists taking their first trip into space—now 800 more tourists are waiting in line.
The flight window opens Thursday at 11 a.m. ET and is set to lift off from Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert for a ride to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic is launching three civilian customers into space from its spaceport in New Mexico. Live updates here: