Virgin Galactic, a British company, has flown paying customers to space less than a week after the Titan submersible tragedy. The company's Virgin Galactic mission, which took place on Thursday, was met with ire from netizens who criticized the company for comparing it to the Titan submersible disaster.
The space flight was shared on Instagram by Pubity, an entertainment-media account, and drew parallels with the Titan submersible tragedy. Some users criticized the company for not focusing on the Titan submersible tragedy, while others criticized the company's marketing efforts.
Virgin Galactic completed the mission through VSS Unity craft, carrying six people, including researchers from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council of Italy.
The company plans to plan its next space mission, Galactic 02, for August and plans to make monthly space trips after that. In November 2014, one crew member died during a test flight of Virgin Galactic's prototype craft.
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