Virgin Galactic Adds Paid Seat On Sixth Commercial Flight

Credit: Virgin Galactic
For the first time, Virgin Galactic flew paying passengers without a company employee in the SpaceShipTwo crew cabin—another step in the evolution of a revenue-generating commercial suborbital flight service business. The Jan. 26 flight of Galactic 06 marked the first time all four passenger seats...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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