On this weeks episode we share the compact and edited version or our Launch Hangout the the Virgin Galactic Fully Crewed SubOrbital flight of Unity22. The successful mission launched Richard Branson and his crew of 6 up to the edge of space and glided safely to the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico. A powerful human Spaceflight mission that has us thinking the future of open access to space for everyone! We open with some talk about the billionaires space race and share our thoughts about this unique way of sending humans into space commercially  - big congrats to Richard Branson and the team for 17 years of hard work to reach this day.

Apologies for any sound issues, I introduced a new microphone and went live on Facebook with a new setup. I did my best to remove the echo and balance the sound. 

Wally Funk joins crew for first human flight of Blue Origin: https://www.blueorigin.com/news/wally-funk-will-fly-to-space-on-new-shepard Virgin Galactic First Fully Crewed Spaceflight https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-announces-first-fully-crewed-spaceflight/ What is considered the "edge of space"? The Kaman Line https://astronomy.com/news/2021/03/the-krmn-line-where-does-space-begin about the mission Unity 22 https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-announces-first-fully-crewed-spaceflight/

Unity22 mission Launch Broadcast

https://youtu.be/RTpWYWIfP7Y?t=1857 (Launch Footage - close to takeoff!)