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On the morning of June 16, Beijing time, it was reported that Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc., a space tourism company founded by British tycoon Richard Branson (Richard Branson), announced that it would carry out its first commercial passenger space mission as soon as June 27.

The flight is called "Galactic 01" and researchers from the Italian Air Force and the Italian National Research Council (Italy National Research Council) will go to space. From this point of view, Virgin Galactic will enter the stage of business operation. Hundreds of space travelers have bought tickets for the 90-minute journey at a total cost of about $450000 (currently about 3.222 million yuan).

Virgin Galactic, which is listed in New York, jumped 40% in after-hours trading on the good news.

Virgin Galactic has scheduled its first commercial flight from June 27 to June 30, when it will launch the VSS Unity space shuttle from the American Space Port (Spaceport America) in New Mexico. The crew of Galactic 01 will complete microgravity experiments in space.

Once the first mission is successfully completed, Virgin Galactic is expected to carry out its second commercial mission in early August and hopes to fly every month in the future. Who will participate in the second flight of Galactic 02? Virgin Galactic did not disclose, it only hinted at the possible participation of tourists who paid the deposit, which they paid a few years ago.

Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colgrazer (Michael Colglazier) said that about 800 people have booked seats from 66 countries, and the first commercial flight will open the door for passengers to go to space.

Virgin Galactic completed a test flight in May, sending six employees to the edge of space and successfully returning. Virgin Galactic sent Branson into space in July 2021 and has been preparing for business operations since then, but commercial flights have been delayed due to the company's aircraft upgrades. So far, VSS Unity has successfully flown five times.

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