BBCNEWS Verified Live June 4, 2024 16:24:00
Where virgin galactic is launching its first commercial space flight, galactic 01. this is a huge milestone for the company and commercialflights into the space. you can see this plane here, dubbed galactic 01, took off from the spaceports in new mexico, usa, at about 8:30am local time, and it flew up about 50 miles above sea level where the passengers on board managed to enjoy a few minutes of weightlessness, which is what you dream of, but even better than that apparently they saw the actual curvature of the earth as they looked down on all that was below them. it's not cheap, a $160,000
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