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Virgin Galactic completes first commercial flight in major step for space tourism company

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How big is the demand for space flights? Virgin Galactic CEO MColglazier tells MorganLBrennan that the demand is there because 'the experience is so worth it.'

Space tourism is a fledgling piece of the overall space economy, and "Galactic 01" represents Virgin Galactic's official debut into that sub-sector.

Virgin Galactic has spent quite a lot of time and money to design the interior of the spacecraft to be enjoyable for passengers as they float in microgravity, since the vehicle effectively transforms from aircraft to spacecraft and back to aircraft during the flight.People react as the passenger rocket plane operated by Virgin Galactic takes off, during the company's first commercial flight to the edge of space, at the Spaceport America facility, in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S.

In total, the flights last about 90 minutes from when VMS Eve takes off to the time VSS Unity touches back down.The company's pair of vehicles is carrying eight people in total: four pilots and four passengers.

 

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