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San Francisco, June 16, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is aiming to launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight service on Thursday, the company has announced. The flight, named Galactic 01, carrying four passengers and two pilots will lift off from the Spaceport America in New Mexico after 11 a.m. EDT (8.30 p.m. IST) on Thursday. Galactic 01 will also carry 13 experiments for collecting medical and cosmic radiation data and studying fluid dynamics. "Virgin Galactic's research missions will usher in a new era of repeatable and reliable access to space for government and research institutions for years to come," said Virgin Galactic…