Posted: Aug 10, 2023 10:24 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoDurationVirgin Galactic wants to be a leader in the 'space tourism' sector, but business and technology reporter Tim Fernholz says the company is facing real questions around its financial future.
Richard Branson's company expects to begin offering monthly trips to customers on its winged space plane, joining Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin and Elon Musk's SpaceX in the space tourism business. "That was by far the most awesome thing I've ever done in my life," he told the crowd after his flight.Company's 7th trip to space since 2018
Also aboard the plane-launched craft, which glides to a space shuttle-like landing: two pilots and the company's astronaut trainer.Branson, the company's founder, hopped on board for the first full-size crew ride in 2021. Italian military and government researchers soared in June on the first commercial flight.Space tourists Jon Goodwin, centre, of the U.K.