What to know about Virgin Galactic’s first tourist spaceflight

By Brady Knox

Published August 10, 2023 8:03pm ET

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What to know about Virgin Galactic’s first tourist spaceflight — Virgin Galactic successfully completed its second commercial spaceflight, and it was the company’s first to feature private astronauts. The flight of Galactic 02 lasted roughly an hour on Thursday morning, and it reached a height of 55 miles and speeds of Mach 3.0, according to the company. Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight last month carried […]

Virgin Galactic successfully completed its second commercial spaceflight, and it was the company’s first to feature private astronauts.

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