KEN BAXTER ROCKETMAN
In 2004 Ken Baxter purchased the first ticket for Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. On September 8, 2023, at 8:30 am, Ken became the first everyday American to visit outer space.
A DREAM HAS COME TRUE
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WHO IS KEN BAXTER?
A successful businessman who used his ability to forecast and capitalize on emerging trends to make his fortune in the volatile Las Vegas Real Estate market. Ken knew immediately after seeing the prospect of space tourism while watching a 60 Minutes report in 2004 he was going to space!
Baxter’s dream of space travel was finally realized on a sunny morning in September, 2023 at 8:30 am MDT. Ken became Virgin Galactic Astronaut 014, and Astronaut 666 overall, the first, everyday American to experience the thrill of zero gravity, 90 kilometers above the surface of the earth. In a recent interview, Baxter expressed his wonder and appreciation for the privilege of joining the elite collection of human beings, beginning with Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin in 1961, to be forever known as astronauts.
Home Sweet Home
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Baxter’s fascination with the space program began as a young boy after first reading “From Earth to the Moon” by Jules Verne.
Baxter dreamed that one day his turn would come.
