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Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic 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.
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Meet the 3 civilians heading to space in Virgin Galactic's historic launch — including a mother-daughter duo
The upcoming Virgin Galactic flight features an all-civilian crew for the first time, including the first Caribbean astronauts in history.
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Virgin Galactic sets August date for next commercial flight to the edge of space
The company announced Thursday that the window for the commercial flight from Spaceport America in southern New Mexico will open Aug. 10. The short up-and-down flight will be streamed live on Virgin Galactic’s website.
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An Elk Grove Village Man in 2007 Paid Virgin Galactic $175K to Be On a Spaceflight. 15 Years Later, He Got a Refund
Shefket Chapadjiev watched a beaming Richard Branson and his fellow space tourists floating 53 miles above Earth last year on a spaceflight years in the making.