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No humans, but 33 science and research payloads will be on board, the company added, referring to cargo that will support experiments in space.
The Hollywood actor previously turned down Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos' offer to board his Blue Origin flight.
The R4. 5m expedition that vanished this week en route to the deep-sea wreck of the Titanic ocean liner is just one example of extreme tourism that is becoming more commonplace for those who can afford it.
Unlike other companies that use vertical-launch rockets, Virgin Galactic uses a carrier aircraft that takes off from a runway, gains high altitude, and drops a rocket-powered plane that soars into space before gliding back to Earth.
Zephalto aims to provide an experience that brings the best bits of French hospitality – fine food, wine and design – to the edges of space for those who can afford the six-figure ticket.
Off-world trips are rapidly increasing: 42 of the 51 commercial astronauts recognised by the Federal Aviation Administration left Earth within the past two years.
Under a scenario of daily or weekly space tourism rocket launches, the impact on the stratospheric ozone layer threatens to undermine the recovery experienced after the implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
Tuesday's entire flight, from lift-off to touchdown, is expected to last just over 10 minutes.
Davidson had pulled out after the flight, originally meant to launch this week, was postponed to March 29 to run some more pre-flight tests on one of the vehicle's subsystems.
The eldest daughter of pioneering U. S. astronaut Alan Shepard took a joyride to the edge of space aboard Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocketship on Saturday, 60 years after her late father's famed suborbital NASA flight at the dawn of the Space Age.
Orbital Reef will be operated as a ’mixed use business park. ’