Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is set to launch its first commercial space Flight with a six-man crew, including three Italian researchers, on a sub-orbital flight to the edge of space. The crew will conduct experiments to study the effects of microgravity on the human body and materials. The flight, chartered by the Italian government, comes just days after a fatal accident involving a commercial submersible. Virgin plans to offer a steady stream of similar flights following this mission. The spacecraft, VSS Unity, will be air-launched and will use a feathering technique to slow down during re-entry.

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