In October 2010, Virgin Galactic opened a runway in a desert in New Mexico to support almost every aircraft in the world, day-to-day space tourism and payload launch operations. Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic aims to bring tourists to space aboard its SpaceShipTwo. Tickets for the 2 1/2-hour suborbital flights cost $200,000 and include five minutes of weightlessness. Over 500 people have booked their Virgin Galactic tickets, and according to various reports, flights for space tourists may begin this year. Branson of the Virgin Group counts airlines, entertainment and mobile communications among his businesses. Another space exp...
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