Branson's Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales for spaceflight, shares soar


FILE PHOTO Virgin Galactics carrier airplane WhiteKnightTwo carrying a space tourism rocket plane SpaceShipTwo takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave California U.S. December 13 2018. REUTERSGene Blevins BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

FILE PHOTO: Virgin Galactic's carrier airplane WhiteKnightTwo carrying a space tourism rocket plane SpaceShipTwo, takes off from Mojave Air and Space Port in Mojave, California, U.S. December 13, 2018. REUTERS/Gene Blevins BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

(Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it is re-opening ticket sales for upcoming space travel to the general public from Feb. 16, driving its shares more than 10% higher in premarket trading.

The tickets are priced at $450,000 each, including an initial deposit of $150,000.

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