Typically, a flight from London to Sydney on a commercial plane takes more than 22 hours, but suborbital flights would cut this to a mere two hours, breaking the record set by Concorde in 1985. AdvertisementAccording to the Times, the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has conducted a study that looks at the effects of suborbital space flights on the human body. Suborbital flights, such as those already offered by Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic, currently cost more than £350,000 per seat. Experts think commercial suborbital flights between countries could take place 'within the decade', even though the research is still ongoing – but exactly how much they would cost is unclear. Dr Pollock also thinks it would take 'at least 15 to 20 years' before suborbital commercial flights become a means of mass transport.

Source: The Times May 15, 2023 13:35 UTC