ARE WE GETTING CLOSER TO SEEING SPACE TOURISM FLIGHTS FROM SPACEPORT AMERICA IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO? IT APPEARS THAT WAY FOLLOWING THE SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT THURSDAY OF VIRGIN GALACTIC’S V-S-S UNITY, THE AIRCRAFT DESIGNED TO TAKE PAYING CUSTOMERS TO THE EDGE OF SPACE. THE TEST WAS OVER THE MOJAVE DESERT IN CALIFORNIA.
THE COMPANY SAYS THE SUCCESSFUL TEST TAKES IT ONE STEP CLOSER TO MOVING OPERATIONS TO THE SPACEPORT IN NEW MEXICO. SO FAR, AROUND 600 PEOPLE HAVE PAID AS MUCH AS 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR A SEAT ON THE “UNITY” ONCE IT BEGINS OPERATIONS.
