14 DAY TRIAL // This week, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Galactic, announced to the world that his commercial spaceflight company had listed luxury vodka brand Grey Goose among its corporate sponsors.
Thus, it was not too long ago that Virgin Galactic and Grey Goose entered a partnership. Together, they promise to make commercial spaceflights the best experience anyone could ever dream of. Sort of like walking on sunshine with perfect cocktails floating all around within arm's length.
A one-of-a-kind partnership
Admittedly, information on what exactly this collaboration between Virgin Galactic and Grey Goose boils down to is still scarce. One can only assume that it is about offering private space travelers one-of-a-kind cocktails served at mind-bogglingly high altitudes.
Here is what Grey Goose had to say about this partnership, “For those who will be experiencing the commercial space flights, exceptional signature cocktails will toast the new era of space travel.”
Furthermore, “As Virgin Galactic welcomes the first commercial passengers into space, GREY GOOSE will bring this space journey to life through a range of out of this world experiences, exclusive content and a series of limited edition promotions.”
It is understood that, apart from treating space travelers to unique cocktails, luxury vodka brand Grey Goose will be awarded with exclusive sponsorship activity at Spaceport America, i.e. Virgin Galactic's launch location in New Mexico, US.
Commenting on its commercial spaceflight company's decision to enter this partnership with the luxury vodka brand, Sir Richard Branson said, “We are delighted that Grey Goose is joining us as a partner on our incredible journey.”
“We share a passionate pursuit of the extraordinary which we look forward to celebrating together as the world's first commercial spaceline builds and grow,” the British billionaire went on to explain.
The rise of commercial space travel
Should things go according to plan, Virgin Galactic's first commercial space flight ever will take place sometime in 2015. The lucky few who will get to call themselves space travelers will be sent into suborbital space aboard a rocket dubbed SpaceShipTwo.
This rocket has until now undergone several tests, and Sir Richard Branson reassures that it is only a matter of time until it gets to work carrying people into space. When officially launched, SpaceShipTwo will accommodate for 2 pilots and 6 passengers.
It is expected that, after making it into suborbital space, folks aboard this Virgin Galactic rocket will be given the chance to get out of their seats and spend a few minutes experiencing weightlessness. During this entire time, they will feast their eyes on the sight of the curvature of our planet as visible against the black background that is space.
The spaceflights that Virgin Galactic plans to soon start carrying out will last about 2 hours and a half. Despite the fact that they come with a price tag of $250,000 (€194,880), about 700 reservations have until now been made. Stephen Hawking, Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie count themselves among the people who wish to become space travelers.