Richard Branson is expected to take his inaugural space flight this Sunday (7/11) at 9a Eastern Time!
“If all goes well, the flight will get underway at Spaceport America, near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, shortly after 9 a.m. EDT Sunday when Virgin’s four-engine “mothership”, the VMS Eve, takes off and carries the VSS Unity spaceplane to an altitude of about 45,000 feet.
Strapped into Unity, Branson, two company pilots and three Virgin crewmates then will be released for a rocket-powered climb to the lower reaches of space and a gliding descent back to Spaceport America’s 12,000-foot-long runway.”
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/07/09/virgin-founder-richard-branson-heads-for-space-sunday/
“If all goes well, the flight will get underway at Spaceport America, near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, shortly after 9 a.m. EDT Sunday when Virgin’s four-engine “mothership”, the VMS Eve, takes off and carries the VSS Unity spaceplane to an altitude of about 45,000 feet.
Strapped into Unity, Branson, two company pilots and three Virgin crewmates then will be released for a rocket-powered climb to the lower reaches of space and a gliding descent back to Spaceport America’s 12,000-foot-long runway.”
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/07/09/virgin-founder-richard-branson-heads-for-space-sunday/
