Virgin Galactic's New Mexico launch window opens Thursday

SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. (KRQE) – Virgin Galactic is just hours away from being able to send another crew of astronauts to suborbital space over New Mexico. The space tourism company's window for its second fully-crewed spaceflight is slated to open tomorrow on Thursday, May 25.Its been nearly two years since Virgin Galactic has sent its own astronauts into weightlessness. In 2021, the company celebrated its first successful fully crewed flight with company's founder Sir Richard Branson on