Virgin Galactic spaceflight Achievement
"We are at the vanguard of a new industry determined to pioneer twenty-first century spacecraft, which will open space to everybody — and change the world for good.”
– Richard Branson, Founder, Virgin Galactic
British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space with his Spaceflight, he described as the "experience of a lifetime"- and more than 50 miles above in the sky from New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned to earth with his flight, which is a iconic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago.
Which makes Richard Branson is the first of the new space tourism pioneers to try out their own flight, beating Amazon's Jeff Bezos and SpaceX's Elon Musk.
There are no words to describe the feeling. This is space travel. This is a dream turned reality https://t.co/Wyzj0nOBgX @VirginGalactic #Unity22 pic.twitter.com/moDvnFfXri
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) July 12, 2021
I am so incredibly honored to be a part of the amazing crew of #Unity22, and to be a part of a company whose mission is to make space available to all. https://t.co/sPrYy1styc
— Sirisha Bandla (@SirishaBandla) July 2, 2021
Regarding this achievement Anand Mahindra tweeted about Sirisha Bandla's success.
Indian women are not just breaking glass ceilings—they’re literally dismantling ALL ceilings on this planet and rocketing into space. Keep flying high @SirishaBandla . You went from Guntur to Zero-Gravity. https://t.co/7ZYJSkRerp
— anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) July 12, 2021
The success of the flight also gave the attention to giant entrepreneurs like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Bezos was hoping to fly into space first aboard his own space company's rocket, but Richard Branson successfully completed this mission.
"Congratulations on the flight," Bezos said on Instagram. "Can't wait to join the club!"
Virgin Galactic has told it's plan, where two further test flights of the spaceflight in the months before beginning regular commercial operation in 2022. Where it will carry 4 Italian astronauts, according to company CEO Michael Colglazier.
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Some have also booked reservations, which is priced at about $250,000 per ticket for the excitement of supersonic flight, weightlessness and the spectacle of spaceflight.
Branson has said he wants to lower the price to about $40,000 per seat as the company ramps up service, achieving greater economies of scale. Colglazier said he envisions building a large enough fleet to accommodate roughly 400 flights annually at the spaceport.
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