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Updated: 2021-07-11 07:22
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Virgin Galactic's passenger rocket plane, the VSS Unity, is seen outside its hangar in a still image from undated handout video taken at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US.[Photo/Agencies]
WASHINGTON -- Virgin Galactic is scheduled to launch its first fully crewed flight of its space plane Unity on Sunday, a giant leap toward commercial suborbital spaceflight.
The mission, dubbed "Unity 22," will be the 22nd flight test for the company's spacecraft VSS Unity, and its fourth crewed spaceflight.
It will also be the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including founder of Virgin Galactic Richard Branson, who will be testing the private astronaut experience.