Neil deGrasse Tyson: Don't Be Fooled, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Barely Takes You Into Space

When it comes to space travel, Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to go to "the moon, Mars, or beyond." Taking a trip on Richard Branson's spaceship for tourists, Virgin Galactic, isn't good enough for the host of StarTalk Radio, though.

Sure, Virgin Galactic passengers will get a nice view of the stars and they can say that they've been to space, but the trip just barely touches space.

Neil deGrasse Tyson explains more below:

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