Richard Branson, 70, Makes History Launching On 1st Virgin Galactic Flight — See Pics

Billionaire business magnate Richard Branson has realized his dream of going to space! The Virgin Group CEO flew to the boundary of space during a historic flight.

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Virgin Hotels 'Las Vegas Unstoppable Weekend' Grand Opening, Las Vegas, USA - 10 Jun 2021Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Galactic, will launch aboard the company's first fully crewed suborbital flight of its SpaceShipTwo spaceplane on July 11, 2021. The Unity22 mission is serving as a test flight as the company prepares to offer the experience of space to consumers.
Richard Branson Prepares for Space Voyage Aboard Virgin Galactic's Unity22 Spaceship, Spaceport America, New Mexico, United States - 10 Jul 2021Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson waves good bye while heading to board the rocket plane that will fly him to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
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After nearly two decades of developing Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson has finally achieved his dream of going to space! The billionaire CEO was on board his company’s spacecraft VSS Unity on July 11, when it was launched above the skies of New Mexico. He was joined by pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci along with three Virgin employees: chief astronaut trainer Beth Moses, lead operations engineer Colin Bennett, and VP of government affairs Sirisha Bandla.

Richard Branson sent a special message from the edge of space. 🚀

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) July 11, 2021

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