This is a milestone for the Richard Branson-founded company almost two decades in the making. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW MEXICO - Virgin Galactic Holdings sent paying customers to the edge of space for the first time, a milestone for the Richard Branson-founded company almost two decades in the making.Virgin Galactic revealed in a live stream of the event on its website.
While the company has carried employees on several previous test missions, the latest launch was the first with ticket-holding passengers. It is Virgin Galactic’s highest-profile flight since Mr Branson flew to the edge of space in 2021. Over the years, the company has endured numerous delays and setbacks, including fatal accidents, regulatory investigations and lawsuits. The company has lost hundreds of millions of dollars each year since it went public in 2019 while generating only nominal revenue.Thursday’s flight, called Galactic 01, offered the crew an opportunity to run experiments and test payloads in a space environment.
The craft typically reaches a height just above 80km, where the crew can see the curvature of the Earth from the dark of space, before gliding back down to the runway.
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