“Virgin Galactic Announces First Crewed Mission in Three Years, Plans to Test Spacecraft before Commercial Launch”

Virgin Galactic, the space tourism company founded by billionaire Richard Branson, has been silent for a long time. The company postponed space tourism missions for several years, but announced last July that it planned to carry out 400 space flights a year, which apparently is not happening. After a long time, “Virgin Galactic” has finally announced that it plans to carry out the first crewed mission in the last three years, or since July 2021, at the end of May.

The company has informed that it plans to send a crew of four into space at the end of May. The main purpose of the mission is to test the performance of the spacecraft and the capabilities of the astronauts before the official launch of commercial services this July. It should be noted here that “Virgin Galactic” has already postponed the launch of space tourism several times, despite the fact that the first tickets for almost half a million dollars have already been booked.

It should be noted that “Virgin Galactic” took people into space for the first time in July 2021, when Branson himself went to observe the Earth from the heights of space. Although this was a great success and signaled the imminent start of space tourism, the company has since encountered various problems that prevented these plans from being implemented. Some of them are related to technical problems, others to lack of funding. Significantly, since 2018, the company has suffered losses of 1.5 billion dollars, which continue to grow. It is to be hoped that the mission planned for the end of May will be successful for the company