UNITED KINGDOM, Farnborough: Virgin Galactic took centre stage at Farnborough Airshow on Wednesday as the world’s first commercial spaceline announced plans for a satellite-launching service. A full-size replica of SpaceshipTwo (SS2) - a two-pilot, six-passenger craft capable of sub-orbital space flight - was also unveiled. Future passengers have paid $200,000 dollars each for a ticket to space.
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