For those who have run out of ways to spend their money on Earth, Virgin Galactic has another option: a trip to the edge of space. The company’s new spaceplane is the latest addition to its ambitious space tourism venture, offering passengers brief moments of weightlessness and a spectacular view of Earth from above.

This week, Virgin Galactic unveiled its new spaceplane, named Apeiron, with plans to restart commercial space tourism flights in the second quarter of 2027. The vehicle was flown, attached beneath the company’s Eve mothership, from the company’s Spaceship Factory in Arizona to its base of operations in New Mexico, where it will undergo preparations before beginning a series of test flights.

Earlier this year, the company began selling a limited number of tickets for its 90-minute commercial flights, each priced at a whopping $750,000.…