Branson promised to become the first space tourist on his own ship
Not so long ago, very sad news was published here that the tests of the SpaceShipTwo spacecraft ended in a catastrophe in which one pilot died and the second was seriously injured. This accident can be a very serious obstacle to Virgin becoming a space tourism operator.
True, Richard Branson, the head of Virgin, has already stated that the accident will not affect the implementation of plans, especially since investors continue to support the project. In addition, Branson also promised to be the first person to go into space on the Virgin Galactic spaceship. Richard himself does not throw words into the wind - for example, losing a bet to his competitor, he went on a competitor’s flight as an ordinary flight attendant (yes, the story has been mentioned many times, but still).
Going into space as a test tourist is not a flight attendant to change clothes, but you can be sure that Branson will fulfill his promise. Of course, if nothing prevents you from developing a spaceship that will fly into orbit.
Now there are proceedings, experts are looking for the causes of the SpaceShipTwo disaster. Let's hope that the cause or causes that led to the disaster will be found and eliminated, and space tourists will soon go
And space tourism is the first step on the path to space exploration.
Via cnn