Virgin Galactic's Space-plane takes its 1st female passenger on a ride
R Sinduja
News EditorImage Credit: Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic, a tourism venture sent its spaceplane named VSS Unity to space for the second time with 3 people on board. One of them was a test passenger, Beth Moses, a chief astronaut instructor at the firm, who flew along with 2 pilots. VSS Unity is designed to fly passengers to the edge of space at a height of 51.4 miles, where they can experience weightlessness. Beth happens to be the 1st female flyer of VSS Unity.