Best bang for your buck
Okay, you’re not a billionaire. No shame in that—you can still vacation like one thanks to Virgin Galactic. A suborbital trip aboard Richard Branson’s spaceplane costs $450,000 per seat, and it gets the job done, without having to endure a jarring rocket launch from the surface.
Indeed, riding in SpaceShipTwo, you’ll travel to an altitude of around 53 miles (86 km) above sea level, which some people will tell you is “space.” This suborbital flight offers a brief moment in microgravity and a smooth runway landing back on the surface. The whole thing should take around 90 minutes. A word of warning, however: Virgin Galactic pilots are known for blowing past warning lights and flying outside of federally mandated airspace, so there is a definite thrill-seeking element to this offering.
