Virgin arrives in space for the first time

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Virgin Galactic's space ship has arrived in space for the first time. The journey is a major breakthrough in attempts to bring private space travel to the masses. SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, took off in the early morning sunshine at the Mojave test centre in California. Soon after, it touched the official edge of space, marking a major achievement for the company. T he pilots are Mark Stucky and Nasa astronaut Frederick Sturckow.

 

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Congrats gavatkinson7 🙌🏻🎉

Phnarr phnarr

blahh_sueleen never knew you went to space

sorry what

RSmith_FC Thought you were in NZ mate?

gbarclay1 Enjoy your time away man

By December 25th it will be open to accepting passengers.

*chief editor after rereading headline after he had initially ok'ed it for upload and print*

Maddydocluvs1D _plantbot didn’t know alex was going to space

Tim Peake surely?

Yeah Neil Armstrong was a lady killer

As far as I'm concerned it's not proper space until they can go past the moon. London is further from Edinburgh than the ISS is from the Earth.

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h_checklingould I took the long way to work this morning

Yet they failed miserably at running the GNER

Have they located where some of their trains have ended up?

New favorite headline

Since when were the 'masses' all million and billionaires....? nevertrustahippy

Oh! THAT Virgin. Hehehe... I was gonna say have you SEEN some of the nerdy looking people on the ISS? “Where no one has gone before.” has a different meaning for them.

FirstVirginInSpace since Laika?

In space before the 17.00 to Euston

Is this you morganjleslie

congrats tadhgmaloney

Congrats astro_timpeake

Very cool.

Congrats mate gibber144

Beware. May stall.

That is such a weird headline. Given there’s no full stop who knows where all this will end!!

Congrats Burtdog8001 on this amazing achievement

congrats bro Amar_62

Out of this world. 😆😂😂😂🌎😳

robdelaney Congrats!

JHutchingsTenor you legend! Well done!

We're against the wasteful practice of capitulating virgins into space

All those space missions and they are the first one? Seems unlikely to me.

Callum_Lethardy well done mate

I bet it was bloody delayed 🙄

wow congrats chrisrickett

72 virgins? ChasteGaymer JunSouljah Eric_J_Brooks Imamofpeace CombineAgent66 Apollo_Spaceman IllusiveThe

He’ll get plenty of offers when he gets back to earth 🚀 🌍

theresa_may you thought about a one way ticket, best place for ya right now init?

I always wondered who'd be the first virgin into space.

Relax, fairly sure most astronauts have been virgins!!!

What’s her name?

didnt realize astronauts had to disclose that information

Well that's one way of spending money taken out the NHS Branson BreardedTw

richardbranson passes away tax dodging cash

oh yeah? Who was that then?

Virgin arrives in space. Whores couldnt make it?

Good on Sir Richard for taking the next step.

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