The 61-year-old business school professor signed up back in 2005 for the promise of five minutes in zero-gravity, paying $250,000 (£190,500) to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere.
Now the company that sold her the ticket, Virgin Galactic, says it will finally begin flights this year. Its founder, Sir Richard Branson, will be on the first trip, and Mrs Maisonrouge won't be far behind.
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If all goes to plan, Virgin Galactic will be the first private company to take tourists into space. The company says 600 people have already purchased tickets, including celebrities like Justin Bieber and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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'Veep' Creator Armando Iannucci Is Back On HBO With 'Avenue 5' : NPR
Armando Iannucci, the architect of HBO's Veep , returns to the network with a satirical look at the nascent space-travel industry. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to him about Avenue 5 .
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And I'm Rachel Martin. Let me take you about 40 years into the future. You're going on vacation on this giant vessel and it's got it all - champagne, gourmet meals, spa treatments, group yoga and an amazing view. This ship takes passengers on an eight-week tour through space...
Virgin Galactic's 2nd Spaceship Just Reached a Major Milestone | Travel + Leisure | Travel +
On Tuesday, Richard Branson’s space travel company announced that all major structural elements of the spacecraft have been assembled and that the vehicle is capable of carrying its own weight. It reached its “Weight on Wheels” milestone much faster than Virgin Galactic’s first spacecraft, the VSS Unity, the company said in a statement.
Work on the spacecraft will now shift to connecting its flight systems before it is capable of ground testing and then, finally, test flights. The work will continue at Mojave Air & Space Port in California.
Virgin Galactic Is Getting Closer Than Ever To Commercial Flights In Space | Hong Kong Tatler
“Weight on wheels is an important milestone because it gets us closer to having an operational fleet of spaceships,” said Enrico Palermo, president of The Spaceship Company in a statement. “This is a critical milestone in the build of any airplane or any spaceship because it signifies major structural assembly is complete.”
Work on the new spaceship will now undergo a series of ground tests to ensure its safety, before beginning test flights at Mojave Air & Space Port in California.
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2020 space calendar: A look at meteor showers, eclipses and space travel this year - silive.com
A collection of NASA photos of the Parker Solar Probe, the Mars 2020 Rover, new spacesuits and the moon. (Courtesy/NASA photos)
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's the start of a new year and a new decade, and there's much in store this year in space.
Stargazers can view eclipses and meteor showers, while space agencies continue making advancements in space travel and research.
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According to the Old Farmer's Almanac, this eclipse is visible from North America only in far northwestern and northeastern regions. The moon will enter the penumbra at 12:06 p.m. and leave at 4:14 p.m.
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Hear from the Williamsburg woman selected as one of NASA’s newest astronauts | WTKR.com
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Wearing blue jumpsuits and with eager grins, 11 men and women walked across a stage in Houston, Texas, last week.
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They are history makers - the next NASA class to head to space - and one of those graduates is Cardman, a Williamsburg resident. Cardman spoke to News 3 on Friday from the Johnson Space Center.
Two years ago - while sitting with friends and watching "Apollo 13," of course - she got the call from NASA that she was chosen among 18,000 applicants.
Elon Musk gives details about sending 1 million people to Mars by 2050 - Business Insider
In a series of tweets on Thursday, Elon Musk revealed new details about his plan to build a city of 1 million people on Mars by 2050.
Musk said he hoped to build 1,000 Starships — the towering and ostensibly fully reusable spaceship that SpaceX is developing in South Texas — over 10 years. That's 100 Starships per year.
Eventually, Musk added, the goal is to launch an average of three Starships per day and make the trip to Mars available to anybody.
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