![Guests watch a live broadcast from inside Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered plane Unity 22, showing space tourists Anastatia Mayers, 18, and her mother Keisha Schahaff, rear, at Spaceport America, near Truth or Consequences, N.M., Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/CLYEIKYR4ZH4LAALTQUVQFGUNE.jpg?auth=966c26c38a97f5b7f14e84eca6f50f77b2397121ebcb1d113a8623c9367804c1&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Virgin Galactic’s first space tourists finally soar, an Olympian and a mother-daughter duo
This first private customer flight had been delayed for years; its success means Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic can now start offering monthly rides
This first private customer flight had been delayed for years; its success means Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic can now start offering monthly rides
Rich tourists are increasingly seeking out different experiences at prices ranging from $55,000 to millions of dollars