20 Years in the Making, Virgin Galactic Finally Sets Date for First Commercial Spaceflight

Virgin Galactic has ambitious plans for its first commercial spaceflight. The company, which was founded in 2004, has been gradually working towards developing its space tourism business for nearly two decades.Announced on Monday, June 26, the 90-minute "Galactic 01" flight is scheduled to take place just three days from now on Thursday, June 29. The rocket will take off from New Mexico's Spaceport America, carrying 13 different payloads geared toward suborbital science experiments.The patrons o...