Virgin Galactic has sold 100 tickets to space since increasing flight prices to $450,000
reopened ticket sales for its trips to the edge of space at a higher price back in August, and the company says it has sold 100 of the $450,000 tickets so far. They used to cost $250,000 each.
Overall, , including , have reserved a spot on a Virgin Galactic flight. The company hopes to sell 1,000 tickets before starting commercial trips, which it recently delayed () to the . As notes, Virgin Galactic has so far only let people who made a refundable $1,000 deposit buy tickets. The company plans to let more people reserve a spot starting in early 2022.
Virgin Galactic’s first crewed flight with founder Richard Branson on board, nine days before Jeff Bezos ventured to the edge of space on . Unity 23, Virgin Galactic’s next flight, won’t take off until at least mid-2022. That flight will carry three paying Italian Air Force passengers who will .
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