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  Meet CJ Sturckow: One of the Virgin Galactic pilots for the first spaceflight from New Mexico Posted on  November 23, 2020 ; Virgin Galactic Press Release         Virgin Galactic is ready to complete pre-flight preparation for its next spaceflight once the company sets its new flight test window. Virgin  temporarily minimized its footprint  in New Mexico following the new two-week health order put in place. This flight will represent a number of firsts: it will be Virgin Galactic’s first spaceflight from its commercial headquarters at Spaceport America; it’s the first-time humans will fly into space from the state of New Mexico; and Virgin’s left-seat pilot for the flight, CJ Sturckow, will become the first astronaut to have flown into space from three different U.S states. Pictured is Virgin Galactic pilot CJ Sturckow. Virgin Galactic Photo Advertisement Sturckow was in the cockpit during Virgin Galactic’s first flight to space in December 2018, and he had already completed four fli

 Nasa SpaceX launch: Astronaut crew heads to orbit By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent Published 18 hours ago Related Topics SpaceX launch media caption Blast off: Watch the SpaceX rocket head into space Four astronauts - three from the US and one from Japan - have launched from Florida on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The crew rode to orbit in a rocket and capsule provided by the SpaceX company. It's only the second time the firm has supplied the service. The US space agency Nasa has said it is now entering a new era in which routine astronaut journeys to low-Earth orbit are being conducted by commercial providers. The four individuals making their way up to the ISS are the Americans Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and the highly experienced Japanese space agency (Jaxa) astronaut Soichi Noguchi. By participating in this mission, Noguchi becomes only the third person in history to leave Earth in three different types of space vehicle,