Win 2 seats on Virgin Galactic's first flight to space, Richard Branson opens contest

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson returned from his first space flight on Sunday, touching down on Earth after a quick trip to the edge of space via the VSS Unity space plane. While Virgin Galactic plans to eventually sell tickets for hundreds of thousands of dollars, it's saving two seats on one of its next voyages for sweepstakes winners.

Richard Branson has announced a fund-raising contest, where two people will get the opportunity of a lifetime to go to space on board the same rocket that took Branson to space.

Charity fundraising platform Omaze is giving away two tickets for one of the VSS Unity’s first commercial flights. The winner and one guest are set to be among the first everyday citizens to travel aboard a spacecraft.

You can enter the contest by August 31, it is open to all and no donation or payment is necessary to enter or win this sweepstakes. The proceeds will support the non-profit 'Space for Humanity', an initiative that aims to expand citizens' access to space.