Richard Branson is back in the billionaires’ space race.
Chartering a 3-person crew of a mission commander, engineer and physician.
The first flight will take place towards the end of June, while monthly flights are set to begin in early August.
The Virgin Galactic offshoot has been unable to secure funding.
Offering the opportunity to reserve a spot on one of its spaceships.
Though the FAA will soon be ending the program.
Each Virgin Galactic seat is going for $450,000 USD.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is among those who reserved a seat.
While Apple is set to host an event on October 18.
Its stocks plummeted 13% following the announcement.
Dubbed a ‘midlife crisis of cosmic proportions.’
While the FAA is investigating Virgin Galactic.