Space has now become a place that people can reach in their daily lives. Many of us can’t afford the cost of going into space yet, but those who can can taste the experience billions haven’t tasted with Virgin Atlantic and Blue Origin’s cruises.
With the space tourism that has become regular now, naturally, ‘firsts’ are being signed one after the other. In the coming days, new ones will join these firsts thanks to a couple. For the first time in history, a mother and daughter will go into space together.
Mother-daughter that will go down in history:
The first mother-daughter duo to go into space will be Anastatia Mayers and her mother Keisha Schahaff. The duo, who are among the analysis of the lottery to participate in Virgin Atlantic’s flight, will also be the first people to go into space in their home country, the Caribbean.
Anastatia will also break new ground on her own, becoming the second youngest person in space at the age of 18. The pair will launch on August 10 with Virgin Atlantic’s second commercial spaceflight, the Galactic 02 mission. They will be joined by CJ Sturckow, Kelly Latimer, Beth Moses and Jon Goodwin.
The flight will be commanded by CJ Sturckow, piloted by Kelly Latimer, and astronaut instructor Beth Moses. Six people will officially enter space by ascending to an altitude of about 85 kilometers with the VSS Unity spacecraft, and will descend to Earth shortly.
Moreover, they will go completely free!
Mother Keisha and daughter Anastatia will go into space completely free of charge. The duo on this flight, which is normally priced at 450 thousand dollars per person, won the lottery and became the winner of the free tickets.
The third tourist in the vehicle and 80-year-old former Olympic athlete with Parkinson’s disease, Jon Goodwin, paid $250,000 for the flight. Because when the flight tickets were first announced, the cost per person was 250 thousand dollars.
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