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Virgin Galactic successfully completes inaugural commercial spaceflight

By Brady Knox
Published June 29, 2023 7:01pm ET
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Virgin Galactic successfully completes inaugural commercial spaceflight
After nearly two decades of planning, Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial space flight. Galactic 01 took off from Spaceport America, New Mexico, on Thursday. The three crew members for the inaugural flight were from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Center of Italy. The team conducted microgravity research on the flight, which […]

After nearly two decades of planning, Virgin Galactic completed its first commercial space flight.

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