Space

Virgin Galactic marks first commercial spaceflight

Tickets, costing up to $450,000 for a flight, will allow people to travel to the edge of space from Earth’s surface

Virgin Galactic's rocket plane during a flight before returning to Spaceport America in New Mexico. Photograph: Virgin Galactic/PA Wire
Virgin Galactic's rocket plane during a flight before returning to Spaceport America in New Mexico. Photograph: Virgin Galactic/PA Wire
Thu Jun 29 2023 - 20:24

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