ROCHESTER N.Y. (WROC) A local travel agent has a front row seat to Richard Bransons Virgin Galactic flight to space this weekend. <\/p>\n
Chosen from a lottery, Craig Curran will fly to Spaceport America in New Mexico to see the launch.<\/p>\n
Its history, and Im going to be there and Ive got my small contribution to it in terms of being a future astronaut, being part of the comradery, said Curran. <\/p>\n
Curran has had a ticket to fly to space since 2011. Hes still waiting for space travel to open commercially, but the time is nearing. <\/p>\n
But, tickets to space are not cheap. Right now, they cost upwards of $250,000. Curran said similar to commercial air travel, prices should reduce over time. <\/p>\n
It will come down it will be democratized and available for a wide array of people. But initially yes, its going to be quite expensive to do this. This is rocket science after all, said Curran.<\/p>\n
But you dont need spacecraft, to have a space experience. In September, Curran is chartering a Zero G flight from the Rochester airport.<\/p>\n
This is the same aircraft thats used for NASA research [and] training for astronauts. People will have the chance to actually experience weightlessness, said Curran.<\/p>\n
Curran said experiences like the Zero G flight will help him be as prepared as possible for his future trip. <\/p>\n
I want to make the most of my flight to space with Virgin Galactic. So, the more acclimated I am to weightlessness, the more I can take advantage of the time that Im weightless 55 miles above the earth, said Curran. <\/p>\n
While Curran doesnt know the exact date hell get to travel to space, he estimates 2023 or 2024.<\/p>\n
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