Virgin Galactic introduced that it’ll start opening ticket gross sales to the general public starting February 16, 2022, providing the chance for future astronauts to buy a spaceflight reservation.
The reservations value USD $450,000, although vacationers should buy it with an preliminary deposit of $150,000. The flights into house shall be 90 minutes lengthy and can function breathtaking views of the Earth from house.
The flight launches from Spaceport America in New Mexico, the place future astronauts can get pleasure from making ready themselves for his or her spaceflight with astronaut coaching packages and different occasions. Reservations additionally embody entry to the Future Astronaut membership neighborhood, which incorporates occasions, journeys, experiences and space-readiness actions to get pleasure from forward of their flight into house.
“At Virgin Galactic, we consider that house is transformational,” stated Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier. “We plan to have our first 1,000 clients on board firstly of business service later this yr, offering an extremely robust basis as we start common operations and scale our fleet.”
For extra data or to start the applying course of for a reservation, please go to VirginGalactic.com.
Supply: TravelPulse
