First Flight To Space for Virgin Galactic | Tourist Flight

Virgin Galactic made history by launching his first space tourism flight, on Thursday morning. The flight include three person on board containing 80 year old man and a duo of mother and daughter. the name of the flight is 'Galactic  02' . The flight reaches sub orbital space with in 90 minutes of time period.

The 80 years old named Jon Goodwin who is a former Olympian bought his ticket 18 years ago in 2005 that time the ticket costed him around $200,000 and  right now it  rises to $450,000. He shared his feeling by saying that this was the most awesome thing I have ever experienced in life.

Along with don't forget the duo of Mother and daughter, as this is there first time ever to the space, mother said her childhood dream comes true and her daughter said I have no words express my feeling. 

The owner Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic space flight has starred offering single ride per month. By this he joins in the space business with the giants like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.

Richards Branson vison 

Write now they flying to the space one ride every month, and price of the ticket is very high, their current spacecraft capacity to fly once a month, they are building new spacecrafts which fly even faster then before and then they going to try fly once a week, then once in a day and in this way they are going to reduce the price of the flight. 

FAQs

1-How much did a ticket for Virgin Galactic's Galactic 02 flight cost?

The ticket cost for the historic Galactic 02 flight was approximately $450,000.

2- Who were the notable passengers on Galactic 02?

Galactic 02 carried an 80-year-old former Olympian, Jon Goodwin, and a mother-daughter duo embarking on their first cosmic adventure.

3- What is Virgin Galactic's vision for the future of space travel?

Virgin Galactic envisions a future where space travel becomes more frequent, accessible, and economically viable, with plans to transition from monthly to daily flights.

4- How long did the Galactic 02 flight last?

The Galactic 02 flight lasted a total of 90 minutes, taking its passengers to the suborbital space.

5- How does Virgin Galactic plan to reduce the cost of space travel?

Virgin Galactic aims to reduce the cost of space travel by increasing flight frequency, building more advanced spacecraft, and achieving economies of scale.