Virgin Galactic announces date of second tourist space flight

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Virgin Galactic on Monday announced that it will launch its second tourist space flight and third commercial spaceflight from Spaceport America, in Truth or Consequences on Sept. 8.The three Galactic 03 crew members are the first of Virgin Galactic’s group of "Founder" astronauts – the first customers who made ticket purchasers as early as 2005. The pilots for Galactic 03 are VSS Unity Commander Nicola Pecile and VSS Unity Pilot Michael