In space for four minutes. Thus Branson opens the era of astrotourism

Space becomes a new frontier: global Scrooge. Yes, because if everything goes well today, Virgin Galatic’s SpaceShipTwo shuttle with the British billionaire on board Richard Branson will officially open the era of space tourism. The take-off is scheduled at 7 am, 3 pm in Italy, from the Spaceport America in a New Mexico town evocatively called Truth or Consequences (truth or consequences, from the name of a radio program of the 50s).