Photo: Johannis Eisele (Getty Images)Virgin Galactic founder and billionaire Richard Branson revealed Thursday he will take a trip beyond the Earths atmosphere in a test flight set for July 11. Virgin Galactic made a significant action towards making that a truth last week when it acquired an updated license from the Federal Aviation Administration to include paying consumers on its space flights.To date, the VSS Unity, which is created to carry up to six guests and 2 pilots, has finished 21 test flights. Following Bransons journey, 2 additional test flights are still on the schedule prior to Virgin Galactic expects to begin industrial service in 2022, the company stated Thursday.
Photo: Johannis Eisele (Getty Images)Virgin Galactic creator and billionaire Richard Branson revealed Thursday he will take a trip beyond the Earths atmosphere in a test flight set for July 11. Virgin Galactic made a significant action towards making that a truth last week when it obtained an updated license from the Federal Aviation Administration to include paying consumers on its area flights.To date, the VSS Unity, which is developed to carry up to 6 guests and 2 pilots, has completed 21 test flights. Following Bransons journey, two additional test flights are still on the schedule before Virgin Galactic expects to begin commercial service in 2022, the business stated Thursday.