Virgin Galactic launches a human from New Mexico for the first time

Most people think about the astronauts when humans wear big clothes flying on onboard rocket sliding into the outer outer shampas. However, Virgin Galactic wants to change the conception and make every human being a potential astronaut. At least, every human being who is able to buy a flight of super expensive rooms. First, however, it is necessary to properly prove to everyone, especially the authorities, that he can safely bring humans above certain heights. The third test flight last Saturday took it a step closer to that goal while also achieving the first science and travel.

Virgin Galactic’s vision truly changed general ideas about spacecraft in their heads. Instead of blowing up rocket, the company’s spacecraft took off from the runway as well as ordinary planes. They also did not fly too far from the earth but, fortunately, the US considers anyone flying over 80 kilometers from the surface of the earth to become astronauts.

That was precisely what happened on May 22 when VMS Eve launched craft flies up to 44,000 feet (13.4 kilometers) before the real spacecraft, the VSS union, released and fired its rocket machine. The spacecraft, which can carry six passengers and two pilots, reach a height of 293,000 feet, about 89 kilometers, before sliding safely to the same runway as the operator takes off. The VSS union was cared by Dave Mackay and CJ Sturckow, the last was the first person to fly into space from three different states.

However, the achievement was also because of a historical milestone for this test flight. This is the first time Virgin Galactic launched a space airplane from his new HQ at SpacePort America in New Mexico. This, in turn, is the launch of the first room of New Mexico, which makes it third in the US to launch human into space.

Although it is an important milestone, it’s just a small step towards the company’s final destination. Virgin Galactic still has to make four other test flights that will see passengers, including the founder of Virgin Galactic Sir Richard Branson, in a spacecraft. Surprisingly, flight tests recently also included “scientific research experiments that generate income” from NASA as part of their goals, something that might be explained more in the next financial report.