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For the first time in 60 years of human spaceflight, no professional astronaut is aboard an orbit-bound rocket.
The thrill-seeking billionaire and five employees took off from New Mexico.
More than 600 people already have spent $250,000 apiece to reserve a spot on the spacecraft.
Behold, what may be the fastest flight since the Concorde. 🚀 👍🏼
WHAT'S HAPPENING
The "Unity" was named by British physicist Stephen Hawking.
