Virgin Galactic’s first-ever commercial spaceflight will launch this month, if all goes according to plan.
The company, part of billionaire Richard Branson‘s Virgin Group, announced Thursday (June 15) that it has set a launch window of June 27 to June 30 for its debut operational flight, which it calls Galactic 01.
“Galactic 01, a scientific research mission, will carry three crew members from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council of Italy to conduct microgravity research,” Virgin Galactic representatives said in a statement released Thursday afternoon.
“With scientific payloads on board, the spaceflight will showcase the value and power of the unique suborbital science lab that Virgin Galactic offers,” they added.
Source: Virgin Galactic set to launch 1st commercial spaceflight on June 27 | Space
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