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took place in July 2021, with founder Richard Branson on board. The company has briefly reopened ticket sales to customers twice since that flight, raising the price from a pre-Branson flight level of $250,000.
VSS Unity takes off under the wings of a carrier aircraft called VMS Eve. When the pair reach an altitude of about 50,000 feet , Unity drops free and flies to suborbital space under its own rocket motor power. Up to six passengers and two pilots can go to suborbital space at a time. VSS Unity has flown to the final frontier four times so far, all of them test flights. Unity is currently grounded due to maintenance and enhancement work on VMS Eve, which is expected to continue until the middle of this year, company representatives have said.
Thursday's announcement was part of Virgin Galactic's release of quarterly financial results. The company reported a net loss of $93 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to a $130 million net loss in the first quarter of 2021. The company's cash reserves are at $1.22 billion as of March 31, according to the statement.
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