Ticket to ride - space flight with Virgin Galactic

[Land_Owner]

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2022/02/15/virgin-galactic-tickets-space-trip/6795121001/

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USA Today, Feb 15, 2022, 11:59 a.m.

Virgin Galactic will soon sell tickets for space trips to the public. The catch? They cost $450,000.

On Tuesday, the aerospace company announced plans to sell tickets to the general public to snag a seat for a future spaceflight.

Reservations open up Feb. 16 and will cost $450,000. Potential travelers must pay a $150,000 deposit to hold the spot, then pay the rest before their flight. Tickets will be available to 1,000 customers for trips later this year.

The flights will take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic said  trips will last about 90 minutes.

"The spaceship gracefully flips while astronauts enjoy several minutes of out-of-seat weightlessness and breath-taking views of Earth from the spaceship’s 17 windows," reads a statement from the company.

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[ironglow]

Wouldn't be interested...even at $4.50...

[oldandslow]

Considering this con man's record at the NM Space Center I am skeptical of any flights ever taking place. There has been a huge amount of tax dollars wasted at that white elephant in the desert to satisfy his and at the time governor Bill Richard's egos.

[Lloyd Smale]

ive suffered with pain since 1973 becuase i was dumb enough to leave the ground. Aint taking a chance a second time. No fear of heights as i worked as a lineman for 25 years but flying aint happening and especially so high that if you could bail out safely you couldnt breath anyway.