Virgin Galactic made the first manned flight Bashny.Net

spacecraft Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its first flight with the team on board. Space module in the VSS Enterprise test flight did not leave the earth's atmosphere, and remained strapped to the aircraft carrier WhiteKnightTwo. The flight lasted 6:00 12 minutes, during which the work has been checked all systems and ship. "All the goals are achieved. Congratulations to our entire team! "- Happily the official website of the project. The brainchild of a tireless businessman Richard Branson will be the first private spacecraft. Russian monopoly on space tourism will end as soon as Virgin Galactic will start its activities. SpaceShipTwo will be able to export six passengers and two pilots to suborbital space for a few minutes. Tickets to space for several years available for pre-reservation. The cost of the flight is $ 200 000. In all on spaceflight has stood by many celebrities: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Robbie Williams and others.