The company, "Virgin Galactic" for space tourism, expected the day before yesterday, to conduct the first tourism trip into space in the first quarter of 2021, to be included by its founder, Richard Branson.
The company, which was founded by the British billionaire, stated that it intends to "move to the next stage of its experimental flights program in the fall" with two manned flights.
"Assuming that the two flights will produce the desired results, Virgin Galactic plans to follow Sir Richard Branson's journey in the first quarter of 2021," she added.
This will be the first flight for the company, which stated that 600 people bought tickets for their flights to space for $ 250,000, and it would also be the starting point for commercial flights to space.
"Virgin Galactic" did not specify any date until now, but its managers recently confirmed that it is a matter of months, not years.
The development of the Virgin Galactic vehicle, which was called the "Spaceship Two", was delayed, especially due to an accident in 2014 due to a human error committed by one of the drivers of the vehicle, which led to its disintegration during the trip.
The company has unveiled the interior of the vehicle, which will include six seats, in addition to pilots, to enjoy the view of the ground to the maximum extent. An AFP correspondent visited the interior through virtual reality with a helmet provided by the company. Each seat was placed next to a large oval skylight, and a camera was installed at each skylight so that the passenger could take pictures of himself with the ground without having to take out his camera.
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Someone bought tickets for their journeys into space.
- British billionaire Richard Branson will be on the first flight.