|“I am going and I hope you will be joining me”, says one of my heroes Sir Richard Branson in his introduction film for Galactic’s North Star. Today the release of Virgin’s first space ship flight was announced (in just another 18 months). 330 People have booked. Virgin is developing a luxury space hotel too. Space journey Virgin Galactic Speed 2,500 miles per hour (3 times the speed of sound) Price The starting price for flights is $200,000 with refundable deposits starting from $20,000 (thank you Peter van Deursen)