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Another Finn Lured by Space Odyssey

A 30-year-old Finnish man who works in the theatre industry has booked a flight into outer space. He is the third Finn to sign up for the 150,000 euro trip with Virgin Galactic.

Tietokoneella luotu havainnekuva Virgin Galactic -astronauteista painottomassa tilassa. Image: Virgin Galactic

The company is currently testing flights and has not announced how long the test phase will last. Earlier, Virgin Galactic said it would begin commercial flights next year.

The two-hour trip requires three days of training at a space centre in the United States. Upon boarding the aircraft, passengers will voyage 100 to 115 kilometres into space.

Area, the travel firm in charge of arranging the flights in Finland, says that Virgin Galactic has sold about 360 trips into space so far.

Sources: YLE