Space.com Commercial deals to put US scientists on to suborbital space flights Creamer Media’s Engineering News In terms of the contract with Virgin Galactic, which is the first ever commercial deal to fly scientists into space to conduct experiments, SwRI will have eight seats for their researchers on various SS2 flights , which will also carry their experiments … Branson's Virgin Galactic to Fly Scientists Into Space PC Magazine Virgin Galactic Banks on Scientists for Commercial Space Flight Business Fast Company Virgin Galactic Announces First Commercial Contract for Manned Suborbital Flights TMCnet Discovery News