Virgin Galactic signs Training Agreement with NASA

The future of space tourism just got a lot stronger. Virgin Galactic and NASA have signed a Space Act Agreement, joining forces to work on training private astronauts to launch up to the International Space Station (ISS).

The Agreement was signed by NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Virgin Galactic on Monday 22 June, which will develop a “private orbital astronaut readiness program.”

It’s a big move forward in space tourism.

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