A crew of Italian researchers celebrated a successful launch aboard Virgin Galactic's maiden commercial flight that took them more than 50 miles above Earth's surface.Col. Walter Villadei, Pantaleone Carlucci and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi fist pumped inside the cabin as they soared to the edge of space.The flight marks a decisive moment for Virgin Galactic, which was founded with the purpose of space tourism in 2004 and is worth $1.31 billion, as it inaugurates commercial service following several years fraught with development setbacks.
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