Virgin Galactic has sold 100 more space tickets

Virgin Galactic has sold another 100 tickets for its space rides since its founder Richard Branson took the company's first such flight back in July. — REUTERS

Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space over summer, with commercial service expected to begin by the end of 2022, the company said in its financial results Monday.

The current price of the fare is US$450,000 (RM1.86mil) per seat, well above the US$200,000-250,000 (RM830,000-RM1.03mil) paid by some 600 customers from 2005 to 2014.