Why does $450,000 keep popping up in the news???
After reopening sales, Virgin Galactic sells 100 tickets to space
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Space tourism company Virgin Galactic states that following the reopening of ticket sales to customers in August for an increased price of $450,000, the spaceline has sold about 100 tickets. In the company’s third-quarter financial results posted on Nov. 8, Virgin Galactic reports about 700 of the 1,000 reservations to launch private astronauts into space have been made.
The company previously reported in August that roughly 600 future “astronauts” signed up for the future flights as tickets were previously priced at $250,000. Virgin Galactic experts the start of the private astronaut commercial service to be on track for their fourth-quarter of 2022.
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