British billionaire Richard Branson poses for photographs in the window of a replica of the Virgin Galactic, the world?s first commercial spaceline, at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire, southern England, on July 11, 2012. Virgin Galactic announced ?LauncherOne,? a new air-launched rocket specifically designed to deliver small satellites into orbit. Commercial flights of the […]
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Bitcoin has hit a new milestone: You can now use the digital currency to pay for a suborbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic.
A female flight attendant from Hawaii has already bought a ticket for an upcoming trip using Bitcoins, and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson says he expects “many more to follow in her footsteps.”
The world-renowned entrepreneur has bought some Bitcoins of his own and thinks that the concept behind the currency is fascinating. “For people who can afford to invest a little in bitcoins, it’s worth looking into,” he added.
The first commercial space flight on Virgin Galactic’s VSS Enterprise is scheduled for August next year.
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