WATCH LIVE: Virgin Galactic launches its first commercial space mission crewed by researchers from the Italian Air Force & National Research Council of Italy
Virgin Galactic is scheduled to launch its first commercial space mission crewed by researchers from the Italian Air Force & National Research Council of Italy.– A team of Italian researchers expects to reach the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard Virgin Galactic’s rocket-powered plane as the company prepares for monthly commercial flights.
One will wear a special suit that measures biometric data and physiological responses while another will conduct tests using sensors to track heart rate, brain function and other metrics while in microgravity. The third will be studying how certain liquids and solids mix in that very weak gravity.Next up for Virgin Galactic will be the first of hundreds of ticket holders, many who have been waiting years for their chance at weightlessness and to see the curvature of the Earth.
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