Virgin Galactic restarting space ticket sales from new price of US$450,000
- The sum is about double the US$200,000 to US$250,000 paid by around 600 people who previously booked seats on the company’s spacecraft
- Last month, Virgin founder Richard Branson beat Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos to space in a battle between the billionaires
After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at US$450,000, the company announced on Thursday.
The new price is about double the US$200,000 to US$250,000 paid by around 600 people who previously booked seats on Virgin’s spaceship, as the company looks to cash in on the success of last month’s fully-crewed test flight.
Its next flight will come in September and involve members of the Italian Air Force, a paying customer.
“We are excited to announce the reopening of sales effective today,” said CEO Michael Colglazier in a statement, with first dibs going to people on a waiting list. “As we endeavour to bring the wonder of space to a broad global population, we are delighted to open the door to an entirely new industry and consumer experience.”
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British billionaire Richard Branson returns to Earth after historic Virgin Galactic space flight
In July, Branson beat Blue Origin owner Jeff Bezos to space in a battle between the billionaires.