A Virgin Galactic manned shuttle has made a rocket-powered flight from New Mexico to the fringe of space. A live feed by NASASpaceFlight.com showed the rocket ship accelerating upward, estimated a top altitude of at least 50 miles and confirmed a landing later via radar. Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson confirmed in a Twitter post that the two pilots and a research payload belonging to Nasa had reached space. Virgin Galactic is one of a few companies looking to cash in on customers with an interest in space. Virgin Galactic has reached space twice before – the first time was from California in December 2018.

Source: Irish Independent May 22, 2021 17:03 UTC