Your Next Vacation: Space?

Craig Curran can book you an out-of-this-world vacation. Literally. Curran is one of the 120 travel agents around the globe authorized to sell tickets on behalf of Virgin Galactic, the Richard Branson-backed venture that aims to establish the world's first commercial spaceline. While the dream of bringing space travel to the masses has existed for decades, it's closer to becoming a reality than you might think. Virgin Galactic has been leading the charge, having conducted multiple tests flights of its spacecraft and building a specialized terminal and hanger facility in New Mexico. Perhaps most impressively, the company has managed to sell more than 470 tickets – each with a $20,000 minimum deposit – without setting any sort of launch date. Virgin has said it aims to fly 500 people in the first year, and 50,000 in the first 10 years. Tickets have been available since 2005. Continue reading this article

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