Apr 21, 2008 -
Starting this Summer, customers will finally be able to go the distance (literally) and hop on board the Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo for its very first test flights. "Customers will have a two-hour flight, go up to 70 miles above the Earth and experience amazing views of the planet, G forces, and weightlessness after a three-day training program," said a spokesperson from Virgin Galactic.
And not only that, but Sir Richard Branson will officiate a wedding ceremony 70 miles above the Earth on SpaceShipTwo.
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Feb 16, 2007 -
The Science Museum in London has opened its doors to tourists who want to explore the prototype cabin of the Virgin Galactic spaceship. Virgin Galactic is hoping to make space travel a possibility for all human kind with this luxury spacecraft which carries six passengers and two pilots. In a few months space travel as tourism will become a reality for those who can afford the $200,000 price tag for a week of flight training and a two hour trip.
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