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Virgin Galactic 02 launch live updates: Flight will take mother, daughter, Olympian to space

Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Marianne GuenotAug 10, 2023, 14:30 IST

Left to right: Anastatia Mayers, Jon Goodwin, and Keisha Schahaff are flying to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic's first tourism spaceflight.Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic is launching its first space-tourism flight, with plans to do this once a month.
The passengers are Olympian Jon Goodwin and mother-daughter duo Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers.

Virgin Galactic is launching its first tourist passengers to the edge of space. The flight, called Galactic 02, is set to lift off on Thursday.

Space tourism holds great promise for the company: In its second quarter earnings report, Virgin Galactic attributed an increase in quarterly revenue from $0.4 in 2022 to $2 million this year to its commercial spaceflight endeavors.

Virgin Galactic's passengers are set to fly more than 50 miles above the ground but not enter Earth's orbit.

The VSS Unity roars toward the edge of space in a file photo.Virgin Galactic

Galactic 02 kicks off a new era of space tourism for Virgin Galactic.

A Virgin Galactic astronaut during a suborbital spaceflight like the one launching on Thursday.Virgin Galactic

The passengers are 80-year-old British Olympian Jon Goodwin and mother-daughter duo Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers.

These are the passengers set to fly aboard Virgin Galactic's first private tourist spaceflight.Virgin Galactic