Virgin Galactic takes first tourists to edge of space
The company, founded by Sir Richard Branson, took a former Olympian and mother-daughter pair about 55 miles (88km) above Earth during the 60-minute flight.
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The company, founded by Sir Richard Branson, took a former Olympian and mother-daughter pair about 55 miles (88km) above Earth during the 60-minute flight.
Virgin Galactic02 crew members, Jon Goodwin, Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers. (Virgin Galactic)(NEW YORK) -- Virgin Galactic is launching its first mission carrying paying customers on Thursday just weeks after the company's first flight in June. ...
The mission marked the first time a mother-daughter duo flew into space together, and the first time and Olympian went into space.
Galactic-02, Virgin Galactic’s first mission to carry paying civilian customers to space, successfully launched and then landed in New Mexico
Six individuals were aboard VSS Unity space plane, including first mother-daughter duo to venture to space together