Signature Aviation Spring 2025

TO INFINITY SPACE

If you’ve ticked o ff most bucket-list destinations on Planet Earth, there’s really only one thing left to do: that fi nal frontier, space. A remarkably competitive market, space tourism has been steadily increasing over the years with more and more operators o ff ering an out-of-this-world experience. Virgin Galactic, however, does things a little di ff erently by focusing on suborbital experiences aboard its spacecraft, VSS Unity . The vessel is carried to a high altitude by a mothership, VMS Eve (a custom-built, four-engine, dual-fuselage jet carrier) before igniting its rocket engine to take passengers to the edge of space, where they can experience fl oating in zero gravity and enjoy a life-changing view of Earth below. Prior to the fl ight, astronauts undertake specialist training at the built-for-purpose spaceport in New Mexico. From $450,000 per person. Contact membership@virgingalactic.com, +1 949 774 7639, virgingalactic.com