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ISRO chairman S. Somnath said that a ticket to space on an ISRO rocket might cost around ₹6 crore.

ISRO's space tourism plan: challenging Bezos, Branson by 2030

ISRO chairman S. Somnath said that a ticket to space on an ISRO rocket might cost around ₹6 crore.

India's space agency is reportedly planning to challenge foreign industrialists like Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson in the arena of space tourism.
The Indian Space Research Organisation is planning to offer space tourism packages by the year 2030.
ISRO officials said that its tickets would be priced "competitively" in the global market, as per a Hindustan Times reports. ISRO chairman S. Somnath said that a ticket to space on an ISRO rocket might cost around ₹6 crore.
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Space tourism company&nbsp;Virgin Galactic said it will open ticket sales for space flights starting at Rs 3 crores&nbsp;per seat.&nbsp;
The move comes after the company&rsquo;s billionaire founder,&nbsp;Richard Branson, took a high profile flight to to the edge of space, on July 11.
The space-tourism company said those interested to fly to space will have three options - purchase a single-seat, buy several together or book an entire flight on the eight-passenger spacecraft Unity.
Also watch:&nbsp;Set for Blast Off: Branson to launch era of Space Tourism with Virgin Galactic today
The company is also selling seats for microgravity research and professional astronaut training. Sales will initially open to the company's significant list of "early hand-raisers", says Virgin Galactic.

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at Rs 3 crores

Virgin Galactic will open ticket sales for space flights starting at Rs 3 crores&nbsp;a seat, after billionaire founder Richard Branson's high-profile trip to the edge of space.

Rs 3 crores gets you a seat on Branson’s spacecraft

Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at Rs 3 crores&nbsp;a seat
Sale follows&nbsp;Branson's&nbsp;trip&nbsp;to the edge of space on July 11
Virgin Galactic will three consumer offerings for space flights
You could buy one ticket, a bunch of them or book the entire spacecraft
Virgin Galactic will also be selling&nbsp;seats for microgravity research&nbsp;
Sale of tickets to initially open for the firm's&nbsp;list of "early hand-raisers"

Virgin Galactic has said it will have three consumer offerings, purchase a single-seat, buy several together or book an entire flight on the eight-passenger jet.

Space tourism company&nbsp;Virgin Galactic said it will open ticket sales for space flights starting at Rs 3 crores&nbsp;per seat.&nbsp;
The move comes after the company&rsquo;s billionaire founder,&nbsp;Richard Branson, took a high profile flight to to the edge of space, on July 11.
The space-tourism company said those interested to fly to space will have three options - purchase a single-seat, buy several together or book an entire flight on the eight-passenger spacecraft Unity.
Also watch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/set-for-blast-off-branson-to-launch-era-of-space-tourism-with-virgin-galactic-today-1625969930317" target="_blank">Set for Blast Off: Branson to launch era of Space Tourism with Virgin Galactic today</a>
The company is also selling seats for microgravity research and professional astronaut training. Sales will initially open to the company's significant list of "early hand-raisers", says Virgin Galactic.

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson returned from his&nbsp;first space flight&nbsp;on Sunday, touching down on Earth after a quick trip to the&nbsp;edge of space&nbsp;via the&nbsp;VSS Unity space plane.&nbsp;While Virgin Galactic&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Richard Branson&nbsp;has announced a fund-raising contest, where two people will get the opportunity of a lifetime&nbsp;to go to space on board the same rocket that took Branson&nbsp;to space.
Charity fundraising platform&nbsp;Omaze is giving away two tickets for one of the VSS Unity&rsquo;s first commercial flights. The winner and one guest are set to be among&nbsp;the first everyday citizens to travel aboard a spacecraft.&nbsp;
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&nbsp;'Space for Humanity', an initiative that aims to expand citizens' access to space.&nbsp;

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

You could be one of the first people to take a journey to space on a Virgin Galactic spaceflight, Richard Branson&nbsp;has opened a contest that is open to all and free of cost
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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson's&nbsp;historic&nbsp;journey to space on Sunday, has given us all the chance to dream. To be part of something unique, something bigger than us, given us a feeling of adventure. And now Richard Branson&nbsp;is giving you a chance to make&nbsp;this dream a reality.
While Virgin Galactic&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Richard Branson&nbsp;has announced a fund-raising contest, where two people will get the opportunity of a lifetime&nbsp;to go to space on board the same rocket that took Branson&nbsp;to space.
Charity fundraising platform&nbsp;Omaze is giving away two tickets for one of the VSS Unity&rsquo;s first commercial flights. The winner and one guest are set to be among&nbsp;the first everyday citizens to travel aboard a spacecraft.&nbsp;
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&nbsp;'Space for Humanity', an initiative that aims to expand citizens' access to space.&nbsp;

As part of the&nbsp;contest, 2 people can travel to the edge of space on the same Virgin Galactic rocket that took Richard Branson&nbsp;to space

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson returned from his&nbsp;first space flight&nbsp;on Sunday, touching down on Earth after a quick trip to the&nbsp;edge of space&nbsp;via the&nbsp;VSS Unity space plane.&nbsp;While Virgin Galactic&nbsp;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.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Richard Branson&nbsp;has announced a fund-raising contest, where two people will get the opportunity of a lifetime&nbsp;to go to space on board the same rocket that took Branson&nbsp;to space.
Charity fundraising platform&nbsp;Omaze is giving away two tickets for one of the VSS Unity&rsquo;s first commercial flights. The winner and one guest are set to be among&nbsp;the first everyday citizens to travel aboard a spacecraft.&nbsp;
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&nbsp;'Space for Humanity', an initiative that aims to expand citizens' access to space.&nbsp;

Richard Branson&nbsp;is back on Earth after a historic 15-minute space flight with 5 crew members.&nbsp;
Branson and fellow space travellers&nbsp;from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert &mdash; enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth &mdash; and then safely glided back home to a runway landing.
The British billionaire said he said done many ridiculous things in his life but the trip to space was an experience of a lifetime.&nbsp;
Earlier, a massive carrier plane took off and ascended to 50,000 feet before dropping space plane&nbsp;VSS Unity to complete the rest of the flight using its rocket-powered engine. While the flight landed back an hour after the take off, the space plane's journey was only about 15 minutes.&nbsp;

'Experience of a lifetime': Richard Branson after a historic flight to space

Richard Branson&nbsp;is back on Earth after a historic 15-minute space flight with 5 crew members.&nbsp;

Richard Branson&nbsp;is back on Earth after a historic 15-minute space flight with 5 crew members.&nbsp;
Branson and fellow space travellers&nbsp;from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert &mdash; enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth &mdash; and then safely glided back home to a runway landing.
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Earlier, a massive carrier plane took off and ascended to 50,000 feet before dropping space plane&nbsp;VSS Unity to complete the rest of the flight using its rocket-powered engine. While the flight landed back an hour after the take off, the space plane's journey was only about 15 minutes.&nbsp;

Branson's flight&nbsp;reached an altitude of about 53 miles &mdash; enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth

Richard Branson&nbsp;is back on Earth after a historic 15-minute space flight with 5 crew members.&nbsp;
Branson and fellow space travellers&nbsp;from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert &mdash; enough to experience three to four minutes of weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth &mdash; and then safely glided back home to a runway landing.
The British billionaire said he said done many ridiculous things in his life but the trip to space was an experience of a lifetime.&nbsp;
Earlier, a massive carrier plane took off and ascended to 50,000 feet before dropping space plane&nbsp;VSS Unity to complete the rest of the flight using its rocket-powered engine. While the flight landed back an hour after the take off, the space plane's journey was only about 15 minutes.&nbsp;

Virgin Galactic has slightly delayed the launch of its sub-orbital space flight Unity 22 carrying its boss Richard Branson and a crew of 5 due to bad weather in New Mexico.&nbsp;
The London-born founder of the Virgin Group wasn't supposed to soar to space until later this summer.
But he assigned himself to an earlier flight after Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos announced plans to ride his own rocket on July 20.
Virgin Galactic reached space for the first time in 2018, repeating the feat in 2019 and again this past May, each time with a minimal crew.&nbsp;

Take-off! Richard Branson flies into space with 5 crew members

Virgin Galactic's&nbsp;sub-orbital space flight with boss Richard Branson&nbsp;and 5 other crew members has taken off from New Mexico.

Virgin Galactic's space plane, Unity, took off attached to a specially designed double aircraft nicknamed Eve after Branson's late mother.

Virgin Galactic's&nbsp;sub-orbital space flight with boss Richard Branson&nbsp;and 5 other crew members has taken off from New Mexico. The flight was slightly delayed due to bad weather.&nbsp;
Virgin Galactic's space plane, Unity, took off attached to a specially designed double aircraft nicknamed Eve after Branson's late mother.
The London-born founder of the Virgin Group wasn't supposed to soar to space until later this summer.
But he assigned himself to an earlier flight after Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos announced plans to ride his own rocket on July 20.
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Richard Branson&nbsp;beats out the world's two richest men Jeff Bezos and Elon&nbsp;Musk to be the first to ride out into space as a 'space tourist' aboard the Virgin Galactic space craft Unity 22. And this has evoked responses from the on-looking billionaires.&nbsp;Amazon founder Jeff&nbsp;Bezos&nbsp;who takes off on July 20 for his space rendezvous also wished rival Branson&nbsp;all the very best on social media but not without a punch line.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bezos&nbsp;founded space firm Blue Origin took a jab at the Virgin Galactic's&nbsp;100 km&nbsp;journey signalling it not really to be 'space travel'&nbsp;&ldquo;For 96% of the world&rsquo;s population, space begins 100 km up,&rdquo; the company said.In a Twitter&nbsp;exchange Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX&nbsp;said "Will see you there to wish you the best."&nbsp; Even though Branson&nbsp;may have beaten Musk &amp; Bezos&nbsp;into&nbsp;space, Musk has a big head start into launching actual commercial operations for&nbsp;all-civilian crew .Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX, which plans to put tourists in its orbital Crew Dragon capsule for a longer and more expensive experience in space is looking at&nbsp; September launch

Bezos and Musk: What are the 'jealous' billionaires saying to Branson as he wins the space race

Bezos and Musk: What are the 'jealous' billionaires saying to Branson as suits up and wins the space race!

The Billionaire Space Race 

Bezos' Blue Origin takes on Virgin Galactic on twitter, which Musk gets the real headstart&nbsp;in space tourism plans for this September.&nbsp;

Richard Branson&nbsp;beats out the world's two richest men Jeff Bezos and Elon&nbsp;Musk to be the first to ride out into space as a 'space tourist' aboard the Virgin Galactic space craft Unity 22. And this has evoked responses from the on-looking billionaires.&nbsp;
ALSO WATCH:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.edtr.ai/9te8" target="_blank">Set for Blast Off: Branson to launch era of Space Tourism with Virgin Galactic today</a> Amazon founder Jeff&nbsp;Bezos&nbsp;who takes off on July 20 for his space rendezvous also wished rival Branson&nbsp;all the very best on social media but not without a punch line.&nbsp;&nbsp;Bezos&nbsp;founded space firm Blue Origin took a jab at the Virgin Galactic's&nbsp;100 km&nbsp;journey signalling it not really to be 'space travel'&nbsp;&ldquo;For 96% of the world&rsquo;s population, space begins 100 km up,&rdquo; the company said. In a Twitter&nbsp;exchange Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX&nbsp;said "Will see you there to wish you the best."&nbsp; Even though Branson&nbsp;may have beaten Musk &amp; Bezos&nbsp;into&nbsp;space, Musk has a big head start into launching actual commercial operations for&nbsp;all-civilian crew .Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX, which plans to put tourists in its orbital Crew Dragon capsule for a longer and more expensive experience in space is looking at&nbsp; September launch

The countdown finally ends as&nbsp;Richard Branson suits up fly to the edge of space with Virgin Galactic&nbsp;rocket plane Unity 22 today, marking the start of a new era of space tourism.&nbsp;
Branson, who turns 71 this month,&nbsp;beats Jeff&nbsp;Bezos&nbsp;by a week to be the first billionaire in space on a flight that has been 17 years in the making.&nbsp;The billionaire tweeted; "From dream to reality, this,&nbsp;The next chapter begins."&nbsp;Virgin's Unity 22 mission is the company's fourth crewed mission beyond Earth's atmosphere but the first to carry a non-astronaut.&nbsp;The space flight will last about 90 minutes and end where it began - on a runway at Spaceport America near the aptly named town of Truth or Consequences in New Mexico.&nbsp;With this fight takes off hopes of&nbsp; for many space enthusiasts who are standing in line next. Virgin Galactic a $11 billion publicly traded company has 700 paying customers, who have waited patiently in line, ready to pay over $200,000 each for the ride.&nbsp;Richard Branson

Set for Blast Off: Branson to launch era of Space Tourism with Virgin Galactic today

Richard Branson&nbsp;set to Blast off! Launching a new era of space tourism, 17 years and $11 billion dollars on the line Watch history being made.&nbsp;

Set for the Blast Off: Branson to launch era of Space Tourism with Virgin Galactic today

(use shots from his 11, 10,9 8 twitter + launch shot from Virgin video + crew suiting up into blue suits) Billionaire Richard&nbsp;Branson&nbsp;has been counting down to launch into a new era of space tourism as the crew of Virgin Galactic's&nbsp;crew of Unity 22 gears up to make history and take off the first space tourism flight off from the deserts of New Mexico to the edge of space.&nbsp; Richard Branson&nbsp;From dream to reality, this is the story of @VirginGalactic . The next chapter begins tomorrow. Watch the #Unity22 launch live at 6 am PT | 9 am ET | 2 pm BST on http://virgingalactic.com Roll Full Video of Branson&nbsp; https://twitter.com/richardbranson/status/1413917659805143043?s=20

17 years in the making, the spaceflight set to take crew and billionaire Branson to the edge of space.&nbsp;

The countdown finally ends as&nbsp;Richard Branson suits up fly to the edge of space with Virgin Galactic&nbsp;rocket plane Unity 22 today, marking the start of a new era of space tourism.&nbsp;
ALSO WATCH:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.edtr.ai/9ten" target="_blank">Bezos and Musk: What are the 'jealous' billionaires saying to Branson as he wins the space race</a>
Branson, who turns 71 this month,&nbsp;beats Jeff&nbsp;Bezos&nbsp;by a week to be the first billionaire in space on a flight that has been 17 years in the making.&nbsp;The billionaire tweeted; "From dream to reality, this,&nbsp;The next chapter begins."&nbsp;Virgin's Unity 22 mission is the company's fourth crewed mission beyond Earth's atmosphere but the first to carry a non-astronaut.&nbsp;
ALSO WATCH:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.edtr.ai/9rc8" target="_blank">Meet the India born astronaut who will fly into space with Richard Branson</a> The space flight will last about 90 minutes and end where it began - on a runway at Spaceport America near the aptly named town of Truth or Consequences in New Mexico.&nbsp; With this fight takes off the hopes of many space enthusiasts who are standing in line next. Virgin Galactic, a $11 billion publicly-traded company has 700 paying customers, who have waited patiently in line, ready to pay over $200,000 each for the ride.

India born astronaut Sirisha&nbsp;Bandla is set to fly into space with Richard Space on July 11. And her grandfather in Andhra Pradesh&nbsp;is on cloud nine.
"I, along with my friends and relatives, wish her a successful and happy return to the land after completion of her journey," Dr Ragaiah told ANI on Sunday in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district.
Calling her brave and strong in decision&nbsp;making, he added that Bandla was very fascinated with the sky from the very begining.
Sirisha Bandla will be one of the six space travellers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic.
Born in Andhra's Guntur and raised in Texas, Bandla will become the second India-born woman to fly into space after Kalpana Chawla.

Grandpa in Andhra wishes India born Sirisha Bandla ahead of space flight 

India born astronaut Sirisha&nbsp;Bandla is set to fly into space with Richard Space on July 11. And her grandfather in Andhra Pradesh&nbsp;is on cloud nine.

India born astronaut Sirisha&nbsp;Bandla is set to fly into space with Richard Space on July 11. And her grandfather in Andhra Pradesh&nbsp;is on cloud nine.
"I, along with my friends and relatives, wish her a successful and happy return to the land after completion of her journey," Dr Ragaiah told ANI on Sunday in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district.
Calling her brave and strong in decision&nbsp;making, he added that Bandla was very fascinated with the sky from the very begining.
Sirisha Bandla will be one of the six space travellers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic.
Born in Andhra's Guntur and raised in Texas, Bandla will become the second India-born woman to fly into space after Kalpana Chawla.

India born astronaut Sirisha is set to fly into space with Richard Space on July 11. And her grandfather in Andhra Pradesh&nbsp;is on cloud nine.

India born astronaut <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/meet-the-india-born-astronaut-who-will-fly-into-space-with-richard-branson-1625293242825" target="_blank">Sirisha&nbsp;Bandla</a> is set to fly into space with Richard Space on July 11. And her grandfather in Andhra Pradesh&nbsp;is on cloud nine.
"I, along with my friends and relatives, wish her a successful and happy return to the land after completion of her journey," Dr Ragaiah told ANI on Sunday in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district.
Calling her brave and strong in decision&nbsp;making, he added that Bandla was very fascinated with the sky from the very begining.
Sirisha Bandla will be one of the six space travellers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic.
Born in Andhra's Guntur and raised in Texas, Bandla will become the second India-born woman to fly into space after Kalpana Chawla.

Accompanying Richard Branson on his highly anticipated July 11 space flight will be Indian American Sirisha Bandla.
One of the six space travellers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic, Sirisha Bandla's role will be that of a researcher experience.
The 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, who graduated from Purdue University, will be the Astronaut 004 in the 6-member crew.
According to reports, Sirisha Bandla was born in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur and grew up in Houston, Texas.
She will be the second Indian-born woman to go into space after Kalpana Chawla and the fourth Indian to fly into space.
Sirisha Bandla and Beth Moses will be the two women crew members on the trip.
"I am so incredibly honored to be a part of the amazing crew of #Unity22, and to be a part of a company whose mission is to make space available to all," she tweeted along with a video of the crew.
The Virgin Galactic flight will last between approximately 60 and 75 minutes and will take off and land back at Virgin Galactic's Spaceport America in New Mexico.
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Meet the India born astronaut who will fly into space with Richard Branson

Meet the India born astronaut,&nbsp;Sirisha Bandla, who will fly into space with Richard Branson&nbsp;on July 11

India  born Sirisha Bandla to fly into space aboard Virgin Galactic's flight

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India born Sirisha Bandla to fly into space with Richard Branson
Astronaut 004: Bandla's role will be researcher experience
34-yr-old aeronautical engineer, graduated from Purdue University
Sirisha Bandla was born in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, grew up in Texas
2nd India born woman to go into space after Kalpana Chawla
Bandla: incredibly honoured to be a part of the amazing crew

One of the six space travellers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic, Sirisha Bandla's role will be that of a researcher experience

Accompanying <a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/watch-branson-says-space-belongs-to-us-all-as-he-gears-to-fly-into-space-on-july-11-1625199519147" target="_blank">Richard Branson on his highly anticipated July 11 space flight</a> will be Indian American Sirisha Bandla.
One of the six space travellers aboard VSS Unity of Virgin Galactic, Sirisha Bandla's role will be that of a researcher experience.
The 34-year-old aeronautical engineer, who graduated from Purdue University, will be the Astronaut 004 in the 6-member crew.
According to reports, Sirisha Bandla was born in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur and grew up in Houston, Texas.
She will be the second Indian-born woman to go into space after Kalpana Chawla and the fourth Indian to fly into space.
Sirisha Bandla and Beth Moses will be the two women crew members on the trip.
"I am so incredibly honored to be a part of the amazing crew of #Unity22, and to be a part of a company whose mission is to make space available to all," she tweeted along with a video of the crew.
The Virgin Galactic flight will last between approximately 60 and 75 minutes and will take off and land back at Virgin Galactic's Spaceport America in New Mexico.
<a href="https://www.editorji.com/story/space-race-branson-vs-bezos-who-will-fly-out-first-1623385188634" target="_blank">Also See | Branson vs Bezos&nbsp;in space race: Who will fly out first?</a>

Ahead of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos space trip , Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson too has announced the team that will accompany him on his first trip to space.However, what has peaked the interest of Indians is Sirisha Bandla, an Indian American who will be on board the spacecraft along with Branson.
Sirisha Bandla is vice president of government affairs and research operations for Virgin Atlantic, Branson's company, and she will be among the five passengers on the trip.
Born in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, Sirisha will be the second Indian-born woman to go into space after Kalpana Chawla, who died in the tragic Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Sirisha joined Virgin Galactic in 2015 as government affairs manager and has since then risen through the ranks. She has also handled Washington operations for Virgin Orbit, which recently delivered a satellite in space using a 747 plane. 
While Sirisha will be the second Indian woman in Space, she will be the fourth Indian to achieve the feat. Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian ever to go into space, Sirisha comes after Kalpana Chawla and Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams.

Meet Sirisha Bandla, Indian-American flying to space with Virgin's Richard Branson

Meet Sirisha Bandla, 34-year-old&nbsp;Indian-American who is flying to space on board Virgin Atlantic along with Richard Branson &nbsp;

Thanks to Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson, space travel has now become drawing room conversation.
Amazon, Virgin and SpaceX are now in a tight race to outcompete each other when it comes to commercial space operations. While Bezos and Branson head out to space themselves, Elon Musk has been busy working on plans to send people to Mars with his Starship project.
Ahead of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos space trip , Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson too has announced the team that will accompany him on his first trip to space.
However, what has piqued the interest of Indians is Sirisha Bandla, an Indian American who will be on board the spacecraft along with Branson.
Sirisha Bandla is vice president of government affairs and research operations for Virgin Atlantic, Branson's company, and she will be among the five passengers on the trip.
Born in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, Sirisha will be the second Indian-born woman to go into space after Kalpana Chawla, who died in the tragic Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Sirisha joined Virgin Galactic in 2015 as government affairs manager and has since then risen through the ranks. She has also handled Washington operations for Virgin Orbit, which recently delivered a satellite in space using a 747 plane.
While Sirisha will be the second Indian woman in Space, she will be the fourth Indian to achieve the feat. Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian ever to go into space, Sirisha comes after Kalpana Chawla and Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams.
Virgin Atlantic's next test flight will be on July 11.

Sirisha Bandla is vice president of government affairs and research operations for Virgin Atlantic, Branson's company, and she will be among the five passengers on the trip.

Ahead of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos space trip , Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson too has announced the team that will accompany him on his first trip to space. However, what has piqued the interest of Indians is Sirisha Bandla, an Indian American who will be on board the spacecraft along with Branson.
Sirisha Bandla is vice president of government affairs and research operations for Virgin Atlantic, Branson's company, and she will be among the five passengers on the trip.
Born in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur, Sirisha will be the second Indian-born woman to go into space after Kalpana Chawla, who died in the tragic Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
Sirisha joined Virgin Galactic in 2015 as government affairs manager and has since then risen through the ranks. She has also handled Washington operations for Virgin Orbit, which recently delivered a satellite in space using a 747 plane.
While Sirisha will be the second Indian woman in Space, she will be the fourth Indian to achieve the feat. Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian ever to go into space, Sirisha comes after Kalpana Chawla and Indian American astronaut Sunita Williams.

Billionaire Richard Branson&nbsp;is suiting up to join a 4 member crew into space on the first even human space tourism flight on May 11. Taking to social media Branson&nbsp;introduced his 'crew mates' and also left the audience curious as he tweeted "When we return from space, I will announce something very exciting to give more people the chance to become an astronaut. Because space belongs to us all. So watch this space"&nbsp;

Watch: Branson says 'Space belongs to us all' as he gears to fly into space on July 11

Billionaire Branson says "Space belongs to us all" as he gears to fly into space on July 11 as tells onlookers watch this space for more.&nbsp;

Branson suits up for Space

https://www.virgin.com/branson-family/richard-branson-blog/flying-to-space-on-virgin-galactics-next-test-flight?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_author=richard&amp;utm_type=editorial

Branson tweet "When we return from space, I will announce something very exciting to give more people the chance to become an astronaut. Because space belongs to us all. So watch this space"

Billionaire Richard Branson&nbsp;is suiting up to join a 4 member crew into space on the first ever human space tourism flight on July 11. Taking to social media Branson&nbsp;introduced his 'crew mates' and also left the audience curious as he tweeted "When we return from space, I will announce something very exciting to give more people the chance to become an astronaut. Because space belongs to us all. So watch this space"&nbsp;

Billionaire Branson is betting on beating billionaire Bezos into space as&nbsp;Virgin Galactic&nbsp;announced&nbsp; that the space tourism company will attempt to launch its next test spaceflight on July 11, carrying founder Sir Richard Branson. Bezos&nbsp;who steps down as CEO of Amazon on July 5 will&nbsp;zip out to space on his Blue Origin flight only on July 20.&nbsp;This will be Virgin Galactic&rsquo;s fourth test spaceflight to date and its first mission with a crew of four on board, as the company launched its most recent spaceflight, on May 22, with just two pilots.&nbsp;Bezos&nbsp;will be flying into space with his brother and 82 year female aerospace pioneer Wally Funk along with the winner of the auction who paid $28 million for a seat to space.&nbsp;

Branson vs Bezos: Space war countdown begins as Branson vows to beat Bezos to fly out first

Branson vs Bezos: Space war countdown begins as Branson vows to beat out Bezos to fly out first.&nbsp;

The Space Wars 

<ul>
<li>Branson&nbsp;looks to beat Bezos&nbsp;to be first on human space flight&nbsp;</li>
<li>Branson&nbsp;to be aboard&nbsp;Virgin Galactic's space flight on July 11</li>
<li>Bezos&nbsp;to fly out into space on Blue Origin spacecraft on July 20</li>
<li>This would be&nbsp;Virgin Galactic&rsquo;s fourth test spaceflight, it will have 4 crew members</li>
<li>Bezos&nbsp;to fly into space with his brother and&nbsp;82 year female aerospace pioneer Wally Funk</li>
<li>Bezos&nbsp;yet to announce winner of $28 million space seat auction&nbsp;</li>
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Virgin Galactic announced on Thursday that the space tourism company will attempt to launch its next test spaceflight on July 11, carrying founder Sir Richard Branson.

Billionaire Branson is betting on beating billionaire Bezos into space as&nbsp;Virgin Galactic&nbsp;announced&nbsp; that the space tourism company will attempt to launch its next test spaceflight on July 11, carrying founder Sir Richard Branson. Bezos&nbsp;who steps down as CEO of Amazon on July 5 will&nbsp;zip out to space on his Blue Origin flight only on July 20.&nbsp; This will be Virgin Galactic&rsquo;s fourth test spaceflight to date and its first mission with a crew of four on board, as the company launched its most recent spaceflight, on May 22, with just two pilots.&nbsp; Bezos&nbsp;will be flying into space with his brother and 82 year female aerospace pioneer Wally Funk along with the winner of the auction who paid $28 million for a seat to space.&nbsp; Read Also: <a href="https://www.edtr.ai/9r0x">Bezos&nbsp;asks 82 year old aerospace pioneer to join him on space flight</a>

Space race between billionaires is on, Richard Branson&nbsp;is looking to beat out Amazon Chief Bezos to become the first billionaire in space.&nbsp;Reports state Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group is set to jet out on&nbsp;a suborbital flight aboard his space company Virgin Galactic's&nbsp;VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo rocket plane in the first week of July. This timeline is two weeks ahead of Bezos' scheduled flight on his Blue Origin Spacecraft on July 20.&nbsp;Jeff Bezos, who&nbsp;will formally&nbsp;step down as Amazon CEO&nbsp;on July 5 had recently posted on Instagram his plans to fly out into space and how it was a dream come true.&nbsp;

Space Race, Branson vs Bezos: Who will fly out first?

Space race between billionaires is on, Richard Branson&nbsp;is looking to beat out Amazon Chief Bezos to become the first billionaire in space.&nbsp;

Can we use footage from his instagram&nbsp;video for the last para&nbsp;nad&nbsp;let it breath a bit ?

Space race between billionaires is on, Richard Branson&nbsp;is looking to beat out Amazon Chief Bezos to become the first billionaire in space.&nbsp; Reports state Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin Group is set to jet out on&nbsp;a suborbital flight aboard his space company Virgin Galactic's&nbsp;VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo rocket plane in the first week of July. This timeline is two weeks ahead of Bezos' scheduled flight on his Blue Origin Spacecraft on July 20.&nbsp; Jeff Bezos, who&nbsp;will formally&nbsp;step down as Amazon CEO&nbsp;on July 5 had recently posted on Instagram his plans to fly out into space and how it was a dream come true.&nbsp;

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