🚀 VirginGalactic took its first space tourists on a long-delayed rocket ship ride, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean.
on the first commercial flight. About 800 people are currently on Virgin Galactic’s waiting list, according to the company.
In contrast, the capsules used by SpaceX and Blue Origin are fully automated and parachute back down. SpaceX, is the only private company flying customers all the way to orbit, charging a much heftier price, too: tens of millions of dollars per seat. It’s already flown three private crews. NASA is its biggest customer, relying on SpaceX to ferry its astronauts to and from the International Space Station. since 2020.recent implosion of the Titan submersible
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