Virgin Galactic will fire off a test rocket in May to set up a launch of its long-awaited consumer flights.
will fire off a test rocket in May to set up a launch of its long-awaited consumer flights.
The launch will include six people: pilots CJ Sturckow and Mike Masucci, Virgin internal communications employee Jamila Gilbert, flight science engineer Christopher Huie, astronaut instructor Luke Mays and head of astronaut training Beth Moses.
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