Virgin Galactic aims to launch its commercial space tourism service in late June, with a flight carrying members of the Italian Air Force.
and said Thursday that it completed "routine analysis and vehicle inspections" of its carrier aircraft VMS Eve and spacecraft VSS Unity.
Virgin Galactic's first commercial spaceflight has been a long-awaited milestone for the company to begin flying its backlog of about 800 passengers. The company was founded in 2004 by billionaire Richard Branson.
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