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Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin face off in space tourism market

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Virgin Galactic plans to start regular commercial operations in early 2022, aims to carry out 400 flights per year. FMTNews VirginGalactic BlueOrigin RichardBranson Amazon JeffBezos SpaceTourism

Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, poses outside the New York Stock Exchange on Oct 28, 2019.

The two companies will serve the nascent market for suborbital flights lasting just a few minutes, long enough for passengers to experience weightlessness and view the contour of the planet.Branson, who heads the Virgin Group conglomerate that includes everything from entertainment to financial services to telecoms, founded Virgin Galactic in 2004.

The spacecraft can accommodate two pilots and up to six passengers. The cabin has 12 large windows and 16 cameras.

 

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