The space tourism tickets will cost a total of $450,000 for the 90-minute flight, including an initial $150,000 deposit.
The tickets will cost $450,000, including a $150,000 deposit for the 90-minute spaceflight.Virgin GalacticTuesday that it will open ticket sales for its next commercial flight into outer space on Wednesday.
The space tourism tickets will cost a total of $450,000 for the 90-minute flight, including an initial $150,000 deposit, and will be available for purchase on. The experience will include "several minutes of out-of-seat weightlessness" and "breathtaking views of Earth," according to the company's press release.
"At Virgin Galactic, we believe that space is transformational," Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier said in the press release. "We plan to have our first 1,000 customers on board at the start of commercial service later this year, providing an incredibly strong foundation as we begin regular operations and scale our fleet."
The flight will launch from New Mexico. The cost of the ticket includes several days of astronaut training, as well as "custom accommodations" and "world-class amenities." The company also announced it has rebranded by replacing its former logo — the iris of Sir Richard Branson — with a purple illustration of its spacecraft. The news comes after Branson, the company's founder,