Virgin Galactic Latest Unity Test Flight Brings First Passenger To Space

If you ask Richard Bronson about the hottest possible tourist destination, it isn’t the Caribbean or the French countryside. For the founder of Virgin Galactic, Bronson believes space is the next great tourism spot and he is determined to be the first one offering tourist trips to space. The latest reports indicate that his goal is a little bit closer.

Virgin Galactic has successfully taken its first test passenger to space, CNBC reports. Beth Moses, an astronaut trainer, was part of the latest Unity flight along with the two pilots. A spokesperson for Virgin told the outlet, "Beth Moses is on board as a crew member. She will be doing validation of some of the cabin design elements."

The work being done by Moses as part of the latest flight is going to be important in prepping Virgin Galactic for commercial launch. The Unity is currently sized for six passengers with two pilots.

Virgin already has 600 people signed up for launch when the program is ready to go. If you want to try and join that list of would-be astronauts, tickets are currently priced at $250,000.