Virgin Galactic is a commercial space travel company. Their spaceship comes in two parts. One is like two commercial planes joined together side-by-side. This piece is called WhiteKnight2. It flies up to 50,000 ft. Then, the second part, SpaceShip2, will detach and fly using rocket fuel into space. Passengers will experience micro-gravity and be able to enjoy views of the Earth and outer space. The entire ship is recoverable and reusable.
Their stated mission is to open space to everyone. Someday, they may even be able to fly people to orbiting hotels or research labs. They also think transcontinental travel could be revolutionized by their spaceship design. Currently, however, their space travel is for rich elites only, as tickets are very expensive.
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