Elon Musk has bought a ticket of $250K for a spaceflight from Richard Branson.

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Elon Musk Buys $250,000 Space Ticket From Richard Branson

SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who claimed to live in a $50,000 house in USA's Boca Chica, has bought a $250,000 ticket to travel in space from his billionaire friend Richard Branson. Notably, Branson is the owner of Virgin Galactic and has completed his space ride in his own company's flight. Reportedly, the company has sold 600 tickets and collected $80 million.

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 - 08:30 PM / by Brijesh Goswami

Tags: Elon Musk, SPACE X AND TESLA, virgin galactic, Richard Branson, SPACEFLIGHT

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Sirisha Bandla with her crew

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Sirisha Bandla, 2nd Indian Born To Fly To Space After kalpana Chawla

Sirisha Bandla, an aeronautical engineer to become the second India-born woman after Kalpana Chawla, to fly to outer space. The Telugu woman from Houston will fly on July 11 along with five space travelers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic, scheduled to take off from New Mexico. “I am so incredibly honored to be a part of a company whose mission is to make space available to all,” Bandla tweeted.

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 - 12:37 PM / by Aditi Chavan

Tags: Sirisha Bandla, Aeronautical Engineer, VSS Unity, virgin galactic, Houston, India-born, Telugu woman, Space

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virgin galactic

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'Virgin Galactic', 'Blue Origin' Plan To Send Common People To Space

Turning dreams into reality, spaceflight companies 'Virgin Galactic' and 'Blue Origin' are eyeing to send private clients to space by developing a spacecraft. Reportedly, the trainees will be required to undergo a two-day training including classroom sessions and centrifugal test. Vowing a 99.9% pass rate in the course, Virgin Galactic, slated to begin operations by 2022, will charge the clients between $200,000-$250,000. However, Blue Origin… read-more

Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 10:21 AM / by Ronit John

Tags: Space, Spacecraft, NASA, virgin galactic

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