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On November 25, according to foreign media reports, Virgin Galactic announced on Wednesday that Keisha schahaff, a fitness coach from Antigua and Barbuda, a Caribbean country, won two free seats for the space tourism company's suborbital spacecraft, equivalent to $900000 < p > < / P > < p > shahaf, 44, will be the first person to visit space in the Caribbean islands. She said she hopes to enter earth orbit with her daughter who studies astrophysics. Shahaf's daughter, 17, is studying in the UK and hopes to work for NASA in the future. She said: "I always love flying and am infatuated with space. For me, it really means that dreams come true." < / P > < p > in early November, Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Galactic, personally went to shahaf's home to announce the news, which surprised her. She said: "When I saw Branson coming in, I started screaming! I couldn't believe it. I was interested in space when I was a child. It was a great opportunity for me to feel alive and take the greatest adventure ever." < / P > < p > after shahaf participated in the fund-raising lottery organized by Virgin galaxy on the omaze platform, the event raised a total of $1.7 million. The money will be donated to the non-governmental organization space for human to invite people from different backgrounds "Apply for the opportunity to go into space and experience the general effect: when human beings look down on the earth from space, great changes will take place in cognition!" < / P > < p > shahaf's donation is not disclosed, but the minimum donation to participate in the event is $10. After seeing the advertisement on Virgin airlines, shahaf decided to try it. She said: "I just filled out the application form and did what needed to be done. I didn't realize that I would really get a reply. I am very encouraged and hope to inspire others to realize their dreams." < / P > < p > Virgin Galactic said in a statement that the event attracted nearly 165000 participants in eight weeks. Wednesday's statement aims to show that space tourism is opening up opportunities for all kinds of people, although the price is still far beyond the affordability of most people. Branson said: "Being able to let people of all ages and backgrounds enter space equally and have the opportunity to lead and inspire others on earth is the goal Virgin Galactic has always been committed to achieving in the past 20 years." < / P > < p > Branson participated in Virgin Galactic's manned space test mission in July and beat Jeff Bezos, founder of blue origin, a few days in advance A Virgin Galactic spokesman said that shahaf will be one of the first space tourists of Virgin Galactic, but her role in the team has not been determined. < / P > < p > Virgin Galactic and omaze have not announced the target date of the spacecraft carrying shahaf and his daughter, but it may be difficult to get there in a short time. A representative of Virgin Galactic said that the company is maintaining and enhancing the spacecraft and its mother aircraft , they may not fly again until mid-2022. < / P > < p > Virgin Galactic has pre sold about 700 space ship tickets. Among them, 600 were pre sold between 2005 and 2014, with a maximum of $250000 each. Another 100 have been pre sold since August this year, and the ticket prices of these ships have been raised to $450000. The company aims to sell a total of 1000 tickets before the launch of commercial services, The first space trip will begin at the end of 2022. < / P > < p > Virgin Galactic's space trip provides only a few minutes of weightlessness. The aircraft carrier aircraft takes off on a traditional runway, carries a spacecraft that looks like a large private jet, and then flies at high altitude. Then, the spacecraft will start its engine until it climbs to an altitude of 80 kilometers. In the view of the U.S. military, this is space Then the spacecraft taxis back to the runway. < / P > < p > Blue origin also provides suborbital flight services, but uses traditional vertical takeoff rockets. Blue origin plans to carry out its third manned flight in early December. (small) < / P > < p >

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