By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN (Associated Press) TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic is taking its first space tourists on a long-delayed rocket ship ride, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The rocket-powered plane was carried aloft Thursday morning from Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert.
Virgin Galactic Takes Off With Its First Tourists On Flight To The Edge Of Space
The Associated Press, Denver Post
Thu, 08/10/2023 - 9:23am
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