AFP, WASHINGTONBritish billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday said that he plans to travel to space within the next four or five months aboard his own Virgin Galactic spaceship. Virgin Galactic is one of two companies, along with Blue Origin, planning to send passengers into space — although just barely, and just for a few minutes. A Virgin Galactic vehicle flew 80km above the earth, which the US considers the edge of space, for the first time in December last year. The craft hovers and descends naturally, gliding back toward its original departure point, Mojave Air and Space Port in California. Virgin Galactic costs him US$35 million a month, he added.

Source: Taipei Times February 08, 2019 15:56 UTC