Virgin Galactic was first successfully tested in-flight system turn up of the tail suborbital spacecraft to transport tourists SpaceShipTwo model of Unity. The tests took place in the skies over the Mojave desert in California (USA). Due to the rotation of the tail will occur aerodynamic braking when landing.
During the 8th flight Unity on Board were found two pilots, on Board the WhiteKnightTwo carrier — two pilots and flight engineer. Recall that the first Unity flight took place on 8 September 2016.
As planned, SpaceShipTwo was created exclusively for tourists. Flight to a height of 100 km from Earth will take about 2 hours and will cost $ 250,000. The desire to visit space expressed already 700 people, including many celebrities.