Virgin Galactic Launches First Space Tourism Flight with Record-Setting Passengers

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity rocket plane launched the company's first ever space tourism flight from New Mexico.
The crew included the first Olympian in space, first Caribbean woman in space, and first mother-daughter pair to go to space.
Ticket prices have risen to $450,000 with nearly 800 customers waiting for their chance to fly with Virgin Galactic.
The space plane reached an altitude of over 50 miles, allowing passengers to experience weightlessness.
Virgin Galactic aims to ramp up operations, offering regular monthly suborbital flights to paying customers.