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Space tourism company Virgin Galactic said today that a four-person test flight will take place in May, with the aim of launching the first commercial flights in late June.
The Company’s stock is up more than 7 percentage points on Wall Street. The mission announced today represents the final test of the spaceflight system and astronaut experience, before commercial services open.
A year ago the company, backed by billionaire Richard Branson, postponed the launch of commercial travel to the first quarter of 2023 due to the supply chain crisis and labor shortages.