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Do you want to travel to space ?: So you can get a ticket

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The race to take man into space has been unleashed since last July two billionaires, Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos, managed to ascend into space aboard ships built for the occasion. Now, Virgin Galactic , owned by Branson, has put on sale the first tickets so that anyone, with money, can travel to space in the coming years.

In a program that will begin this year, the company has already put on sale the first tickets to travel to space aboard the SpaceShipTwo, which will reach altitudes of 80 kilometers.

For users who want, or rather, can get one of these tickets, they will only have to have about 450,000 euros for a single ticket. The company also offers group packages and a premium package where there are only six seats for a superior flight.

What do the tickets offer?

These tickets will be offered for the moment to users who have already registered in the program at the time. That was months ago when Virgin Galactic’s race to conquer space began. About 1,000 people made a reservation to travel to space when the time came.

These users gave a signal of $ 1,000 and will have the preferential purchase option . The flights, which will serve to take man into space as we have never seen before, promise an experience of one hour, which includes several minutes above the space limit.

In addition, passengers will be able to feel the sensation of weightlessness and enjoy the views of the Earth from space.

According to the company, the spacecraft will reach an altitude of about 12 to 15 kilometers connected to a space module. At this time, the spacecraft will turn on its engines to ascend up to 80 kilometers, tripling the speed of sound.

Buy my ticket

As Virgin Galactic explains, the program has been opened for those who made their reservation, about 1,000 people. Also for those who more than a decade ago bought a ticket, also a reserve, for these flights into space. On that occasion, a total of 600 users bought tickets valued, at that time, at $ 250,000, and now they will also have preference to complete their purchase.

Afterwards, the program will open to the rest of the world. The company also announced a few weeks ago that, from among donors to Space For Humanity, an organization that is responsible for the “democratization” of space, it will raffle two tickets to enjoy a unique experience on board the SpaceShipTwo.

 

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