It's time we rediscovered the thrill of space,

Most private space project that have existed so far haven't come across the issue of the DDTC, ITAR, and export regulations for these kind of technologies from the United States. We're really the first people who have probably gone through a formal process of this nature and come through the other end of it. So I think that's a good precedent.

What we're talking about here is not just taking rich people to space. We're proving the safety and the viability of space travel. This is the dawn of an new era in space.

Our passengers will experience even faster acceleration than Nasa astronauts. They'll see the blackness of space, and the curvature of the blue planet beneath them, and experience weightlessness.

We've now signed up 100 pioneer launch customers, ... We have another 35,000 have registered who said they want to take a flight. We're going to take an entirely different view of leaving the planet's surface.

The high margins meant selling cars was one of the most glamorous businesses to be in during the 1950s and '60s,