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Virgin Galactic Soars Toward a Future Commercial Flight

Space tourism is on its way! Virgin Galactic recently announced plans for a commercial suborbital flight from its Spaceport America Base in New Mexico. Test pilots Todd Ericson and Mark Stucky will be at the helm for the historic flight set to launch May 2023.

Key Points

• Virgin Galactic announced plans to launch commercial suborbital flight from their Spaceport America Base in New Mexico in May 2023
• The historic flight will be piloted by Virgin Galactic's two test pilots, Todd Ericson and Mark Stucky
• The flight will be used primarily to certify the spacecraft for suborbital flight and measure the in-flight performance of the space-tourism vehicle
• The spacecraft was developed to carry space tourists on trips to the edge of space and back
• The company plans to make space tourism a reality soon and hopes to mark a new era of human space exploration

The spacecraft, developed to carry space tourists on trips to the edge of outer space and back in a short time, will be used primarily to certify the spacecraft for the upcoming suborbital flight, as well as measure the in-flight performance of the space-tourism vehicle. Virgin Galactic is paving the way for space travel for the everyday tourist, and plans to make space tourism a reality soon.

This once futuristic dream is quickly becoming a reality and is sure to mark a new era of human exploration. We can look forward to the first commercial flight in May 2023, when Virgin Galactic's two brave pilots, Todd Ericson and Mark Stucky, take to the skies for the historic mission.

Heading toward a future of space exploration, it's exciting to see that space tourism is becoming more accessible than ever before!