Virgin Galactic 02 Launch Live Updates: Flight Will Take Mother, Daughter, Olympian To Space

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Thu, 08/10/2023 - 12:45am

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. Check here for live updates as the company's space plane flies them more than 50 miles above Earth. Virgin Galactic is launching its first tourist passengers to the edge of space.

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Virgin Galactic 02 Launch Live Updates: Flight Will Take Mother, Daughter, Olympian To Space

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