Virgin Galactic soars with Sir Richard Branson

Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity has successfully reached space, completing the Company’s fourth rocket-powered spaceflight with Sir Richard Branson aboard.

The flight was the 22nd test flight of VSS Unity and the first test flight with a full crew in the cabin, including Branson.

Virgin Galactic says the crew fulfilled a number of test objectives related to the cabin and customer experience, including evaluating the commercial customer cabin, the views of Earth from space, the conditions for conducting research, and the effectiveness of the five-day pre-flight training program at Spaceport America.

Investors have also been getting on board Virgin Galactic’s stock, which has rallied read more ⇒

Source:: AirlineRatings.Com

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