Friends, family and crew gathered on the runway at Spaceport America in Nevada last Thursday to watch Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity glide up through the clear skies 55-miles to the edge of space.
Have become virgin galactic s first space tourists. the trio were flown to the edge of space and experienced zero gravity, before returning to earth. sophie long reports from the spaceport in new mexico. cheering. making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. how are you feeling? feeling great! jon goodwin and mother and daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. then, at 8.30 local time, lift off on schedule and in perfect conditions. this is the momentjon goodwin has been waiting for a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic s first private passenger flight. three, two, one, release, release, release. and this is what it s all about. as the spaceship unity hit apogee more than 50 miles above the earth s surface. congratulations tojon, to keisha, to ana on becoming astronauts today. and a special congratulations
Virgin Galactic's reusable spaceplane, VSS Unity, will launch its second commercial spaceflight mission on Thursday (Aug. 10). Here's how to follow the action.