Flights will launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico. Future astronauts will stay with their guests at forthcoming custom accommodations and experience several days of preparedness activities. Guests will enjoy world-class amenities and bespoke itineraries during astronaut training programs. Flights will last approximately 90 minutes and consist of an air launch and Mach-3 boost to space. As the ship reaches its highest point, astronauts will experience several minutes of out-of-seat weightlessness and views of Earth from the ship’s 17 windows that only this level of money can buy. Share value in Virgin Galactic is up nearly 17 percent on the news as of this writing. Interested parties can get a jump start on the application process over on Virgin Galactic’s website. No word yet on when the first commercial flights are expected to take place.
