The three-person crew of Virgin Galactic's second flight to soar past 50 miles in altitude received their commercial astronaut wings on April 9, 2019. (Image: © Virgin Galactic)
Posted on 04/11/2019 6:47:22 AM PDT by BenLurkin
Virgin Galactic is preparing for passenger flights by conducting test runs of its spacecraft, the VSS Unity. The vehicle first breached the U.S. Air Force-defined boundary of space on Dec. 13, reaching an altitude of 51.4 miles (87.4 km). Both of Unity's spaceflights are still below the Karman line, which the International Astronautical Federation uses to define the start of space, at 62 miles (100 km).
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson has said he hopes to fly on July 16, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, the first mission to land humans on the moon. After Branson, there are hundreds more people waiting in line to experience microgravity and see the curvature of Earth. Tickets currently retail for $250,000 apiece.
The three-person crew of Virgin Galactic's second flight to soar past 50 miles in altitude received their commercial astronaut wings on April 9, 2019. (Image: © Virgin Galactic)
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Strange picture ,LOL
Branson/NXIVM just sayin’.
She has that ‘I earned my 50 mile high club wings also’
She has that ‘I earned my 50 mile high club wings also’
So for 250K, you can prove to yourself the Earth is not flat...
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