Virgin Galactic has been selling tickets for flights “into space” for some time, although the tourist flights themselves intend to begin only at the end of next year. According to the company, tickets are being sold more actively than the company expected. Recall that the ticket price is 450,000 dollars,...
Virgin Galactic Holdings, in its words, “engaged in aerospace and space travel,” announced today that it received permission to conduct space flights under a license from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The clearance was issued following the conclusion of an FAA investigation that focused on air traffic control and...
Virgin Galactic Holdings on Friday announced it was postponing its first commercial suborbital flight to mid-October due to a potential manufacturing defect. Virgin Galactic said a third-party vendor warned of a possible defect in a flight control system component during preparation for a test flight. “At the moment it is...
Virgin Galactic has launched ticket sales for suborbital flights. Such a trip will cost $ 450,000. The company is going to start commercial flights next year. Interestingly, over 10 years ago, Virgin Galactic was already selling tickets, but at $ 250,000. However, then it was under different conditions – the...
Virgin Galactic’s hopes of launching touring jets into space this year were overshadowed by an engine failure in December 2020 that pushed the flight test schedule. According to recent reports, the company has abandoned the original plan and postponed the start of tourist flights into space until next year. The...
Citing CNBC, the source said Virgin Galactic has postponed its next SpaceShipTwo test flight, scheduled for February 13. The decision is due to the need for additional “technical checks”. The company paving the way for space tourism did not release a new test date. Earlier, she said that if it...
