Virgin Galactic inks a deal with NASA to help train private astronauts
According to a press release, the agreement allows Virgin to develop a "new private orbital astronaut readiness program" to vet potential astronauts, train them, and, eventually, get them to the ISS.
Ahead of those spaceflights, Virgin Galactic's suborbital SpaceShipTwo system, which is priced at about $250,000 per flight, could help acclimate private astronauts prepare for an orbital mission. An up-and-down flight in SpaceShipTwo would acclimate them to launching aboard a rocket-powered vehicle, experiencing a few minutes of weightlessness, and going through high-speed descent and landing.Virgin Galactic is building and testing spaceships during the coronavirus pandemic.
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