Galactic's first space flights—a snip
at £200,000 a pop. One confirmed
passenger is Matthew D Upchurch,
CEO of Virtuoso. Upchurch has paid
to be what's known as a Founder
Astronaut. "This means I’ll be among82 • JULY 2019SPACE TOURISM: ONE SMALL STEP FOR PRIVATE COMPANIESon everyday life. For example, it's
common knowledge that hundreds
of wannabe astronauts (including
Brad Pitt and Katy Perry, if rumours
are to be believed) have already
paid for a spot on one of Virgin“HUDREDS OF WANNABE ASTRONAUTS
HAVE ALREADY PAID FOR A SPOT ON
ONE OF VIRGIN'S FIRST SPACE FLIGHTS”Richard Branson at
Farnborough International
Airshow 2012 posing
inside mock-up of
"Spaceship 2" holding
model of "Launcher 1"
PHILIP DAVIES / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO