China News Service, July 2nd. According to the US Chinese website, Virgin Galactic announced on the 1st that the space travel company will start the next test space flight on July 11 and fly with founder Richard Branson Go to space.

  According to reports, Branson’s move is believed to be an attempt to defeat the billionaire and Amazon founder Bezos in the space travel battle. The latter plans to enter on July 20th in a spacecraft owned by the company Blue Origin. Space.

Data map: May 24, 2021 news, the space travel company Virgin Galactic successfully conducted its first manned rocket flight test flight in New Mexico, USA on the 22nd, which means that the company's plan to provide space tours for general travelers is moving forward. It is a step forward and it is expected that commercial flight services will be officially provided in 2022.

  "After more than 16 years of research, engineering, and testing, Virgin Galactic is at the forefront of the new commercial space travel industry, which will open space for mankind and change the world forever." Branson said in a statement, "I It’s an honor to help validate the journey our future astronauts will take and ensure that we provide the unique customer experience that people expect from Virgin Galactic."

  This will be Virgin Galactic's fourth test space flight so far, and it will also be the first to carry four crew members.

The company's most recent space flight on May 22 had only two pilots.

  According to reports, in addition to Branson, there are three Virgin Galactic mission experts: Chief Astronaut Coach Beth Moses, Chief Operating Engineer Colin Bennett, and Vice President of Government Affairs Silissa Bandera. Will participate in this space flight.

Virgin Galactic pilots Dave McKay and Michael Masucci will fly the company's VSS Unity spacecraft.

  Virgin Galactic said it will conduct a live broadcast of space flight for the first time.

  On June 25, the company announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had granted its passengers a permit for future space flights, and Virgin Atlantic's goal is to start receiving paying passengers in early 2022.

Branson founded Virgin Galactic in 2004 to build a space tourism business.