Virgin Galactic is looking for 1,000 people to buy its $450,000 spaceflight tickets

Now that Virgin Galactic has a working spaceflight system, it needs to sell rides. The company has announced that it's opening ticket sales to the general public starting on February 16th, letting you become an astronaut if you're willing to pay $450,000 and put down a $150,000 deposit. To mark the launch of public sales, Virgin Galactic revealed new consumer branding (above). "We plan to have our first 1,000 customers on board at the start of commercial service later this year, providing an inc...