Blast off! Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight begins with teenage student and 80-year-old former Olympian onboard
Antiguan mother and daughter duo Keisha Schahaff, 46 and Anastatia Mayers, 18 and retired British Olympian Jon Goodwin, 80, are making history for the Richard Branson-founded company when they venture into space.
The VSS Unity took off from New Mexico shortly before 4pm UK time and was due to complete a 90-minute flight.On board as the tourists reach space.Most Virgin Atlantic pilots have seen a tired colleague make mistakes as they fear staff 'not fit to work''The war on drugs has failed’: Sir Richard Branson tells LBC there needs to be ‘radical’ drug reform
The mother and daughter won their seats in a sweepstakes and Goodwin purchased his seat for $250,000 in 2005 - he will be the first Olympian to travel into space. Virgin Galactic has already booked a backlog of 800 customers vying for their chance to go to space, which was made possible by the company's inaugural mission in June.Today's historic Galactic 02 mission will have six people on board, including three Virgin Galactic employees – Commander Frederick Sturckow, Pilot Kelly Latimer, and Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses.
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