Elon Musk pays a deposit of $10,000 to secure a seat on Virgin Galactic
Around 600 people from across 58 countries have already reserved a ticket on VVS Unity, including the celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga
Elon Musk is gearing up to reach the edge of the space, though not on a SpaceX flight. Musk has booked a ticket on one of Virgin Galactic’s future flights to space, the company’s founder Richard Branson said.
Musk has paid a $10,000 deposit to secure a seat on a future Virgin Galactic trip, Branson told ‘The Sunday Times’ in an interview. However, the date has not been set, he told the newspaper outlet.
“Elon is a friend and maybe I’ll travel on one of his ships one day,” the 70-year-old said.
Richard Branson, 71, became the first billionaire to reach space in the first full crew flight – Virgin Galactic VSS Unity. The flight reached over 55 miles above sea level in its VSS Unity spacecraft in a 15-minute-ride on Sunday.
The space company also aims to begin flying tourists to the edge of space in 2022.
A ticket for a one-hour trip on Virgin Galactic’s space plane costs $250,000 – including the training and a spacesuit. Around 600 people from across 58 countries have already reserved a ticket on VVS Unity, including the celebrities such as Tom Hanks, Justin Bieber, and Lady Gaga.
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