A new study claims that supersonic flights could become a reality within the next 10 years, with jet-setters being able to fly from the UK to Australia in just two hours before the decade is out.
The trip will take six people into space for approximately 10 minutes, where they will experience weightlessness.
Former ‘Star Trek’ co-stars William Shatner and George Takei have been hating on each other for decades.
It looks like Virgin Galactic was more concerned with making sure that Branson would be the first billionaire in space than it was about properly implementing safety protocols.
The US’s Federal Aviation Administration tightened the requirements for being awarded “astronaut” status, and it seems Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos don’t make the cut.
Blue Origin’s founder, along with three other crew members, landed safely in the Texas desert after a fun-filled sub-orbital flight that lasted around 10 minutes.
First flight of the SpaceShipTwo goes supersonic. Virgin Galactic’s rocket has taken flight over California with Richard Branson watching every move. Watch SpaceShipTwo’s first flight.