Virgin Galactic launched its first space tourism flight for paying customers on August 10.
It marks a new era in space tourism for the company, with monthly flights expected to follow.
Seats on a Virgin Galactic flight cost $450,000 each.
This week, Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight successfully launched from New Mexico, taking three passengers who weren't traditional astronauts, to the edge of space and back.
Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson's commercial space venture, was established in 2004 and completed its first commercial spaceflight in June.
Persons:
Virgin Galactic's, Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia, Jon Goodwin, Richard Branson's, Goodwin, Jeff Bezos, Shepard, There's, Jared Issacman
Organizations:
Virgin Galactic, Virgin, Caribbean, Galactic, Italian Air Force, National Research Council, Origin, Amazon, SpaceX, Elon Musk's, SpaceX's, Space, International
Locations:
New Mexico