After long wait, Virgin Galactic begins commercial spaceflights
Dubbed Galactic 01, the 90-minute mission will take off from Spaceport America, New Mexico, and includes several suborbital science experiments, the company said in a statement.
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Graphic showing the flight path stages of Virgin Galactic which is set to begin commercial spaceflights on Thursday. AFP
Virgin Galactic is set on Thursday to finally begin commercial spaceflights, a major milestone for the company founded in 2004 by British billionaire Richard Branson.
It's first paying customers are
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