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Is it possible theoretically? Yes. But, in basically four years, is one company going to be able to support that kind of schedule? It's ambitious – nobody's ever done it." It's a formidable goal. "You're talking about nearly a launch a day," said Ken Herbert, an analyst with Canaccord Genuity.

SpaceX, which plans to send its first all-civilian crew (without Musk) into orbit in September, has already launched numerous cargo payloads and astronauts to the International Space Station. PLAY AND EXPLORE: With 2 astronauts and a space vehicle, your budding space explorers will be able to let their imagination run wild while discovering all the strange things about the planets they land on.Astra laid out an aggressive timeline for scaling production and generating revenue, starting with its first commercial launch this summer. SPACE SAFETY: Made from BPA-free, non-toxic ABS plastic, the ship is designed with rounded corners and a convenient carrying handle for easy space transport. 2 AA batteries are included. The Virgin brand, including Branson's airline and former record label, has long been associated with exploits of derring-do by its flamboyant founder. Branson set a new record for the fastest boat crossing of the Atlantic in 1986, a year after his initial attempt ended with a Royal Air Force helicopter rescue when his vessel capsized. The three other mission specialists are Beth Moses, the company's chief astronaut instructor; Virgin Galactic's lead operations engineer Colin Bennett; and Sirisha Bandla, a research operations and government affairs vice president. Lastly, regulatory delays outside of Astra's concern are another risk, as the company requires licenses from U.S. regulators like the Federal Aviation Administration for launches.

Astra's board of directors includes Kemp, co-founder and chief technology officer Dr. Adam London, Advance executive Nomi Bergman and ACME venture capital partner Scott Stanford. Instead, Kemp says Astra's modular spacecraft will allow the company to drop off individual satellites in specific orbits on the same launch. Assuming the mission goes well, Virgin has said it plans two further test flights of the spaceplane before beginning commercial service next year.In 1987 he made a record-breaking Atlantic crossing by hot-air balloon, though again he had to be rescued from the sea. He went on to break at least two other air-balloon speed records but failed to complete any of three bids to circumnavigate the globe by balloon. Branson, 70, insists there is plenty of demand from wealthy would-be citizen astronauts to go around, and that he had no intention of trying to upstage Bezos. As for Sunday's flight, Branson said this week that he is excited, "and I really don't think there’s anything there to be scared about." We found that most of the Astro Venture products are manufactured by Play Mind, PlayMind, and Playmind. The manufacturers provide Astro Venture with a steady supply of products, and they have a good cooperative relationship with each other.