Virgin Galactic has announced that it is finally ready to take paying customers after years of development. The company has confirmed that its first commercial spaceflight, Galactic 01, will launch between June 27th and June 30th. This inaugural mission will carry three people from Italy’s Air Force and National Research Council as they conduct microgravity research. Virgin had anticipated a late June start, but hadn’t committed to that window until now.
The company already has follow-up flights scheduled. Galactic 02 is expected to launch in early August and will carry a private crew. Virgin will fly on a monthly basis afterward, although details of future missions aren’t yet available. At least the first two flights will stream live through the company’s website.
Virgin conducted its last pre-commercial flight test, its fifth spaceflight of any kind, in late May. The company faced numerous delays and incidents getting to that point, however. The company completed its first SpaceShipTwo test flights in…
2023-06-15 16:45:15
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