Virgin Galactic's First Commercial Spaceflight Set for June 27th

Virgin Galactic is set to launch its first commercial flight, "Galactic 01," between June 27 and June 30 with three crew members on board to conduct microgravity research. The company's second commercial flight, Galactic 02, is planned to depart in August, with hopes to launch commercial spaceflights on a monthly basis thereafter. More than 800 tickets for these flights have already been sold, but the cost is steep, with a $10,000 temporary credit card authorization, a $150,000 deposit, and an additional $300,000 payment required before the flight. The venture comes amid a space race between Virgin Galactic and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin.