Billionaire Sir Richard Branson is set to launch to the edge of space this morning in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic.
The billionaire is set to become the first person to reach space in his own craft.to the edge of space Sunday in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic.
The launch will take place from New Mexico's Spaceport America, and live coverage will commence at 10:30 AM ET on Sunday on Virgin Galactic'sThis image provided by Virgin Galactic shows the crew of Sunday's Unity 22 mission, from left, Dave Mackay, Colin Bennett, Beth Moses, Richard Branson, Sirisha Bandla and Michael Masucci.
Branson's role is to evaluate the private astronaut experience to prepare for future customers, which Virgin Galactic expects to do beginning in 2022.In this handout photo provided by Virgin Galactic on Oct. 15, 2021, Virgin Galactic spaceship seats rotated back in space.of competitor Blue Origin, for stretching the definition of"space" as its flights do not go above the Karman line that is defined by many -- but not all -- as the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and space.
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