Which means even the most loaded amongst us will have to wait a while longer before they can achieve weightlessness. The first commercial passengers won’t fly until some time next year at the earliest, however. Those who win the lottery, or decide to YOLO their life savings away one day, can throw down a $1,000 deposit for a future ticket. Incidentally, the price tag for a seat on one of Virgin Galactic’s spaceship’s costs a gut-punching $250,000. The look at Earth from 290,000 feet up is breathtaking, even though it apparently only lasts a few moments. Albeit with only a handful of seats.Īside from the ride, the view, of course, sets the trip aboard the VSS Unity apart from anything one would experience on a plane. Richard Branson made history as the first person to go to space aboard his own spaceship. As we saw in July of last year, the cabin will ultimately look, more or less, like a tiny jet’s interior. Virgin Galactic successfully launches spaceship. The brief look offers some insight into what it would be like to ride as a commercial passenger.
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Based on current schedules, the first of these ships is expected to commence revenue-generating payload flights in late 2025, progressing to private astronaut. Incredible views of Earth #Unity21 /U5CoJyz69h- Richard Branson May 23, 2021Īt a little over a minute into the video, there’s a glimpse of the spaceship’s interior. The Delta class spaceship is Virgin Galactic’s production vehicle that is designed to fly weekly, supporting the Company’s target of 400 flights per year from Spaceport America.