VirginGalactic is set to launch its first commercial rocket-powered ride on Thursday. This video shows what the passengers can expect.
Virgin Galactic is just hours away from launching its first-ever commercial flight to the edge of space.
Recommended Videos Following two fully crewed test flights, the most recent of which took place in May, Virgin Galactic is now ready to send paying passengers to an altitude of about 53 miles , around seven times higher than a commercial passenger jet though several miles short of the point known as the Kármán line where space is generally considered to begin.
A video released by the company last year offers a detailed look at the various stages of the 90-minute suborbital experience. At 50,000 feet, Eve will release Unity, which will immediately fire up its rocket engine before hurtling toward the edge of space.
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