Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. announced its first-ever private astronaut mission on Thursday, with the flight window opening on Aug. 10. It will carry three passengers to space.
The flight window opens on Aug. 10 and will be the aerospace company's second commercial spaceflight and seventh overall spaceflight. The details of the flight manifest – including crew and pilots names – will be released at a later date.
Shown is Virgin Galactic's new SpaceShip Two VSS Unity spaceship during roll-out ceremony at the Mojave Air and Space Port on Feb. 19, 2016, in Mojave, California. "The dynamic and inspiring crew onboard will showcase the importance of removing the barriers of entry to human spaceflight," Virgin Galactic said in a press release. The spaceflight will be livestreamed on VirginGalactic.com.
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity returns to Earth after the mothership separated at Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico, on July 11, 2021.
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