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Concorde was a turbojet-powered supersonic passenger jet that was operated until 2003. It had a maximum speed over twice the speed of sound at Mach 2.04 (1,354 mph or 2,180 k per hour at cruise altitude) and could seat 92 to 128 passengers. It was first flown in 1969, but needed further tests to establish … Read more
More Virgin Galactic space tickets go on sale ahead of first commercial flight later this year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 26 February 2020 Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is offering more space-flight tickets to satisfy rich thrill-seekers. Tickets for the first flights, … Read more
Virgin Galactic is asking potential customers to pay a £1,000 deposit to join a pool of ‘qualified prospects’ for space travel ahead of the launch of new ticket sales. They will charge more than £200,000 a pop for the tickets when they go on sale, but say that won’t be until the first of the … Read more
Flights into space have come down in price over the years – but casually jetting for an out of this world experience is still way out of reach to the average punter. Virgin Galactic is now quoting $250,000 – or £193,000 – for would-be space tourists, small change for the global elite. But despite this, … Read more
Commercial space flight company Virgin Galactic is a step closer to taking paying passengers into space as it moves its main spaceship to Spaceport America. The spaceship, also known as SpaceShip 2 Unity, was transferred to the New Mexico space launch centre on top of the carrier aircraft, VMS Eve. The flight from the development … Read more