{"id":16374,"date":"2023-08-14T20:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T18:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=16374"},"modified":"2023-08-14T22:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T20:00:10","slug":"virgin-galactic-first-tourist-space-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/virgin-galactic-first-tourist-space-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus Magazine] Virgin Galactic: first tourist flight into space"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The world dreamed of it, Richard Branson did it. For the first time in its history, the Virgin Galactic aerospace company, owned by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, sent tourists into space last Thursday.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Just like the first steps on the moon, here come the pioneers of space tourism. Incredible but true!\u00a0Virgin Galactic<\/strong>\u00a0has just sent its first customers into the cosmos, after more than two decades in business.<\/p>\n

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After a long hour\u2019s wait, more on land than in the air, the\u00a0VSS Unity spacecraft<\/strong>\u00a0reached space on August 10 at around 9:30 a.m. (New Mexico local time) at an altitude of 44,500 feet, according to the company, which broadcast the event live on its website.<\/p>\n

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