Virgin Galactic takes tourists to space
Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean.
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Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean.
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The flight window opens this morning.
On board is a British former Olympian who has Parkinson’s disease and a mother-daughter pair who won seats through a charity drawing. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Thursday’s Virgin Galactic flight marked the first time the company has brought paying customers to space.