About Orbit
In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object, such as the trajectory of a planet around a star or a natural satellite around a planet. Normally, orbit refers to a regularly repeating trajectory, although it may also refer to a non-repeating trajectory.
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Virgin Galactic has said it will release tickets for flights into space in the midst of increasing demand is more.
Sir Richard Branson 's company, completed its first sub-orbital test flight in 2018, said it had almost 8000 entries that are of interest for future commercial flights.
This is More Than double the amount at the end of September 2019 was.
The Company has so far sold 600 tickets for The First flight, scheduled for later this year.
The news comes as Virgin Galactic latest results of The Company show a net loss of $73 for the Last Quarter .
Currently, the California-based space venture charges customers to register a Deposit of $1,000, your interest for future flights. And take you on a waiting list for when more seats are available.
Virgin Galactic said, prices and timing for the next flight were still available. Tickets for The First flight in the retail geverkauft at $250,000 a piece.
people who have already purchased tickets, the celebrities Justin Bieber and Leonardo Dicaprio include. Sir Richard Branson has said he will be on The First trip.
"We were very encouraged by the continuing and increasing demand from all over The World for the personal space," says Stephen Attenborough, Virgin Galactic commercial Director. Virgin Galactic saw its losses extend in the three months to December, compared with a $46m loss in the same period in the year 2018.
Virgin Galactic is the only publicly listed space tourism group, floated on the New York stock exchange in October last year.
The Company , along with Elon Musk 's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos 's Blue Origin were all in a race to take tourists into Orbit .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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