Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space — 55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson against the world’s richest man, Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos Branson is due to take off Sunday from New Mexico, launching with two pilots and three other employees aboard a rocket plane carried aloft by a double-fuselage aircraft. But some at Blue Origin already are nitpicking the fact that their capsule surpasses the designated Karman line of space 62 miles up, while Virgin Galactic’s peak altitude is 55 miles. Musk already has carried 10 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, and his company’s first private spaceflight is coming up in September for another billionaire who's purchased a three-day, globe-circling ride. “This next year, it’s going to really start moving pretty quickly, so we’re really excited about it,” NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough said from the space station last week.

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Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Can Jeff Bezos match Elon Musk in space?

Live Mint  

IT HAS BEEN a long time coming. Assuming there are no last-minute delays, then in the next few days Blue Origin, a firm run by Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, will make the first launch of its New Glenn rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida. In contrast to Mr Bezos’s hard-charging management style at Amazon, at Blue Origin the gradatim has …

Trump picks billionaire who performed first private spacewalk to lead NASA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump picks billionaire who performed first private spacewalk to lead NASA

The Hindu  

A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to lead NASA. This next-generation Apollo programme – named after Apollo’s mythological twin sister Artemis – plans to send four astronauts around the moon as soon as next year. Boeing launched its first …

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump’s pick to lead NASA

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk’s SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to lead NASA. This next-generation Apollo program — named after Apollo’s mythological twin sister Artemis — plans to send four astronauts around the moon as soon as next year. …

Millions Join Live Stream to Buy Tickets to First Chinese Rocket Trip to Space
5 months ago

Millions Join Live Stream to Buy Tickets to First Chinese Rocket Trip to Space

CNN  

Millions of people tuned in to a livestream on Chinese shopping platform Taobao to purchase two tickets for passage on the first Chinese rocket ship to take tourists to space. The tickets, priced at 1,000,000 yuan (around $140,000), sold out immediately, with the identities of the ticket buyers not disclosed.

SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SpaceX: Billionaire leaves spacecraft on perilous first ever spacewalk

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A billionaire floated in space in the first ever private spacewalk on Thursday …

How Jeff Bezos built his $200BN fortune to become the world's richest man: Amazon founder made $7.9MN EVERY hour last year and is now worth more than THREE HUNDRED times Tom Cruise's mega $600MN fortu
1 year ago

How Jeff Bezos built his $200BN fortune to become the world's richest man: Amazon founder made $7.9MN EVERY hour last year and is now worth more than THREE HUNDRED times Tom Cruise's mega $600MN fortu

Daily Mail  

Jeff Bezos has taken back his spot as the world's richest man for the first time in three years after amassing a $200billion fortune. In February 2020, he shelled out $165million for this 13,600 sq ft Georgian-style mansion in Beverly Hills, California, which boasts terraces, guest houses, a tennis court, and a nine-hole golf course Jeff Bezos's yacht named Koru …

Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight
1 year, 8 months ago

Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight

Hindustan Times  

Virgin Galactic successfully flew its first paying customers to the final frontier Thursday, a long-awaited achievement that puts it back on track in the emerging private spaceflight sector. The flight came almost two years after Virgin Galactic's founder Richard Branson flew to space in a test flight meant to usher in a new era of lucrative space tourism. But the …

Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights
1 year, 8 months ago

Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights

LA Times  

Three Italian researchers and a Virgin Galactic employee flew to the edge of space on the company’s first commercial flight. On Thursday, that hype finally became reality when three Italian researchers boarded the VSS Unity space plane as Virgin Galactic’s first paying passengers and flew about four minutes in suborbital space. Business Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans to visit space …

Virgin Galactic sets dates for first space tourism flights
1 year, 9 months ago

Virgin Galactic sets dates for first space tourism flights

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Virgin Galactic will launch its first commercial space tourism flights before the end of June, Sir …

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit
3 years, 1 month ago

Billionaire who flew SpaceX last year going back into orbit

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The billionaire who launched on his own SpaceX flight last year is headed back up, aiming for an even higher orbit and the chance to take part in a spacewalk. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman announced Monday that he will make another private spaceflight launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, alongside two SpaceX engineers and a former …

Blue Origin launches William Shatner into space
3 years, 5 months ago

Blue Origin launches William Shatner into space

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The 90-year-old Star Trek actor became the oldest person ever to travel to space, taking the record …

How much does Jeff Bezos make per minute?
3 years, 5 months ago

How much does Jeff Bezos make per minute?

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jeff Bezos is best …

‘Star Trek’s’ William Shatner ventures to space, in real life
3 years, 5 months ago

‘Star Trek’s’ William Shatner ventures to space, in real life

LA Times  

William Shatner, second from left, speaks as Audrey Powers, Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries look on after their flight at the Blue Origin spaceport near Van Horn, Texas, on Wednesday. After decades of exploring the final frontier on screen, “Star Trek” actor William Shatner became the oldest person to reach space in a 10-minute flight Wednesday that moved him …

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare
3 years, 6 months ago

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief’s red glare

Associated Press  

Space, we have an equity problem. When three billionaires rocketed into space this summer, they did more than escape Earth’s surly bonds, they helped spread “a malady of mistrust” plaguing an all-too hungry world, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told other world leaders Tuesday. In his opening speech to the General Assembly, a grim Guterres highlighted the gap between the …

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief's red glare
3 years, 6 months ago

Billionaires rocketing into space draw UN chief's red glare

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. When three billionaires rocketed into space this summer, they …

Opinion: Billionaires are so over Earth
3 years, 6 months ago

Opinion: Billionaires are so over Earth

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio’s daily program “The Dean Obeidallah Show” and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Dean Obeidallah CNN In July, we saw two other billionaires head into the clouds on rockets of their own: Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight was followed shortly by billionaire Jeff Bezos on his Blue …

A Virgin Galactic space ticket will cost you $450,000
3 years, 7 months ago

A Virgin Galactic space ticket will cost you $450,000

Live Mint  

After flying its founder Richard Branson to space, Virgin Galactic is restarting ticket sales beginning at $450,000, the company announced this week. The new price is about double the $200,000 to $250,000 paid by around 600 people who previously booked seats on Virgin's spaceship between 2005 and 2014, as the company looks to cash in on the success of last …

It’s time to bring tech billionaires back down to earth
3 years, 8 months ago

It’s time to bring tech billionaires back down to earth

ABC  

On July 20, Jeff Bezos went to space. This marks the beginning of a new space race between other tech billionaires that have space-faring ambitions — including maverick entrepreneur Elon Musk and Sir Richard Branson. So we cannot help but observe that space exploration in the past stands in stark contrast to the current circumstances, and the space race between …

It’s easy to scoff at Branson and Bezos – but like it or not, the space travel era is here
3 years, 8 months ago

It’s easy to scoff at Branson and Bezos – but like it or not, the space travel era is here

The Independent  

So the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, bought himself a place in space. It was a few days later but also a little higher than our own Richard Branson’s effort, who also took his rocket to the upper atmosphere on the very day nobody was paying any attention, due to several major sporting events and a general sense of malaise …

Why are billionaires like Jeff Bezos launching themselves into a new space race?
3 years, 8 months ago

Why are billionaires like Jeff Bezos launching themselves into a new space race?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His exploits also come nine days after Sir Richard Branson’s space travel venture Virgin Galactict took to …

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to break down just how rich is Jeff Bezos
3 years, 8 months ago

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter to break down just how rich is Jeff Bezos

Firstpost  

Tyson had also said that neither Branson nor Bezos actually went to space since it was just a suborbital flight. pic.twitter.com/jbNbWDwEhR — Neil deGrasse Tyson July 19, 2021 For the uninitiated, Bezos flew 106 km high, a little higher than the Karman line. Not that anybody asked, but laid end-to-end @JeffBezos' 200-Billion dollars can encircle Earth 180 times, then reach …

Space travel for the masses? Don’t be ridiculous
3 years, 8 months ago

Space travel for the masses? Don’t be ridiculous

Al Jazeera  

Space ‘tourism’ as performed by a pair of billionaires is, for now, merely an overpriced joyride for the ultra-rich. The journeys were heralded as marking a new era of “space tourism”, in which untrained people could become astronauts, a title previously reserved for highly trained professional scientists and pilots, to see the earth’s curvature and enjoy a few minutes of …

Progressive politicians blast Bezos for spaceflight and not paying taxes
3 years, 8 months ago

Progressive politicians blast Bezos for spaceflight and not paying taxes

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Progressive politicians such as Bernie Sanders, Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, and Elizabeth …

Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever!’
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos blasts into space on own rocket: ‘Best day ever!’

Associated Press  

VAN HORN, Texas — Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. “Let’s hope that many, many more people can do this.” Four hours after their flight, Bezos drove his crew over to see the rocket that carried …

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson went to space. What’s next?

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson each took a spin in their supersonic, suborbital rockets over the past two weeks, kicking off a new era of space travel in which billionaire-backed companies offer the high-flying excursions to anyone who can afford it. Bezos’ Blue Origin, which developed a 60-foot-tall vertically launched rocket, and Branson’s Virgin Galactic, …

What a Ticket on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Will Cost You
55 years, 2 months ago

What a Ticket on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Will Cost You

Slate  

Jeff Bezos and three other passengers spent roughly 10 minutes Tuesday morning flying on a round trip to space in the New Shepard, a rocket ship built by the billionaire’s aerospace company Blue Origin. LIFTOFF: Jeff Bezos, Mark Bezos, Wally Funk and Oliver Daemen blast off into space https://t.co/5C820HM4EM pic.twitter.com/nmyQn0B2UE — CBS News July 20, 2021 The flight was Blue …

Billionaires racing to space can’t escape reality of the climate crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaires racing to space can’t escape reality of the climate crisis

The Independent  

As much of the world battled extreme weather events this week, billionaire Jeff Bezos was preparing to blast into space on the first crewed flight of his rocket ship New Shepard. Earlier this month, Sir Richard Branson “fulfilled a childhood dream” by making it to the edge of space on board Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane VSS Unity. Recommended Richard Branson …

Jeff Bezos describes his first successful mission to edge of space in three words
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos describes his first successful mission to edge of space in three words

Live Mint  

The world's richest man Jeff Bezos has finally taken a successful flight to edge of space, and back, in a short span of 11 minutes, days after Virgin Galactica founder Richard Branson did. Bezos soared about 66.5 miles above the Texas desert aboard his company Blue Origin's New Shepard launch vehicle on Tuesday and returned safely to Earth, a historic …

Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, completes voyage to space on his Blue Origin rocket
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos, world’s richest man, completes voyage to space on his Blue Origin rocket

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezos blasted off for an 11-minute ride on his company’s rocket, furthering a push to make space tourism viable and fulfilling a childhood dream to explore the heavens and completed the voyage well within time. "Our recovery team is headed out to meet Jeff, Mark, Wally, and Oliver for a celebration marking their return from space," tweeted rocket company …

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is ready to ride his own rocket to space
3 years, 8 months ago

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is ready to ride his own rocket to space

Live Mint  

The wealthiest man on the planet Jeff Bezos will ride his own rocket to outer space on Tuesday, a key moment for a fledgling industry seeking to make the final frontier accessible to elite tourists. Bezos, 57, founded Blue Origin in 2000 with the goal of one day building floating space colonies with artificial gravity where millions of people will …

Jeff Bezos launches new era of space travel with Blue Origin ride
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos launches new era of space travel with Blue Origin ride

LA Times  

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos achieves his dream of flying to the edge of space. Our Dream of Spaceflight.” “It’s still going to be expensive, it’s still not going to be something everybody can do right away, but it’s a first step.” Bezos’ suborbital flight — his company Blue Origin’s first crewed launch — came a little over a week after …

US billionaire and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos soars into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket
3 years, 8 months ago

US billionaire and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos soars into space on Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket

ABC  

Jeff Bezos has blasted into space on his rocket company's first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft. Key points: Blue Origin’s New Shepard enjoyed a successful journey to space Two of the passengers were the oldest and youngest persons ever in space Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos …

(Opinion) The billionaires’ space race is only just beginning
3 years, 8 months ago

(Opinion) The billionaires’ space race is only just beginning

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Don Lincoln is a senior scientist at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. On July 1, a spacecraft called VSS Unity carried Sir Richard Branson, billionaire and founder of Virgin Galactic, the company that made the space capsule, into space.. And, of course, the past 60 years has had many successful manned missions into space, performed by countries including …

Earth’s richest man Jeff Bezos to blast off into space
3 years, 8 months ago

Earth’s richest man Jeff Bezos to blast off into space

Live Mint  

Jeff Bezos, the richest person in the world, is set to join the astronaut club Tuesday on the first crewed launch by Blue Origin, another key moment in a big month for the fledgling space tourism industry. Blue Origin's sights are, however, set higher: both literally in terms of the altitude to which its reusable New Shepard craft will ascend …

Battle of the Space Barons: Where the billionaire space race stands
3 years, 8 months ago

Battle of the Space Barons: Where the billionaire space race stands

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson have a combined net worth of $400 billion, roughly the size of the GDP of the entire nation of Ireland. Branson’s Virgin Galactic was founded with virtually the same business plan as Blue Origin’s with New Shepard: take paying customers on supersonic flights to the edge of space. …

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets nod to send him and three others to space
3 years, 8 months ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin gets nod to send him and three others to space

Firstpost  

It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which, like Virgin Galactic, plans to start flying paying customers in the months ahead Cape Canaveral: Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has gotten government approval to launch people into space, himself included. It will be the first launch with passengers for Blue Origin, which, like Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, plans …

Elon Musk Pays $10,000 to Secure a Seat to Space on Richard Branson's Galactic
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk Pays $10,000 to Secure a Seat to Space on Richard Branson's Galactic

News 18  

While Elon Musk is all set to head for the edge of space on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic future flights, Branson revealed that the SpaceX CEO paid 10,000 dollars deposit to secure a seat on the future Galactic trip. On Sunday, as Branson jetted off to space, he was bestowed good wishes on his flight by none other than Elon …

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos have opened up space for travel but not everyone can access it
3 years, 8 months ago

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos have opened up space for travel but not everyone can access it

Firstpost  

Many private players are trying to make inroads into the space industry but the cost of travelling into the unknown is still very steep making it inaccessible for many. I’m convinced, however, that the true future of space travel does not lie with government agencies… but real progress will come from private companies competing to provide the ultimate adventure ride.” …

US approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight
3 years, 8 months ago

US approves Blue Origin license for human space travel ahead of Bezos flight

India Today  

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday it approved a Blue Origin license to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space. Former Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos is set to fly to the edge of space on Blue Origin's maiden crewed voyage on July 20. Blue Origin's flight will come a little over a week after space-tourism …

Billionaires and their spaceships: What next for space tourism?
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaires and their spaceships: What next for space tourism?

Al Jazeera  

Richard Branson beat rival Jeff Bezos into space by at least nine days, signalling the start of a new era in space tourism – for the rich, at least. Blue Origin also wants to build infrastructure in space and help NASA return to the moon, just like Elon Musk’s private space firm, SpaceX. “Increased spaceflight will change humanity’s future for …

'Experience of a lifetime': Richard Branson completes space tour aboard Virgin Galactic vessel
3 years, 8 months ago

'Experience of a lifetime': Richard Branson completes space tour aboard Virgin Galactic vessel

Firstpost  

Virgin Galactic plans two further flights, and then the start of regular commercial operations from early 2022 with ticket prices ranging from $2,00,000 to $2,50,000 United States: British billionaire Richard Branson flew into space Sunday aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, a voyage he described as the “experience of a lifetime” - and one he hopes will usher in an era …

Elon Musk Has Bought a Ticket to Space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk Has Bought a Ticket to Space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic

News 18  

Elon Musk is definitely going to space – one way, or another. Musk who is also actively pursuing space tourism, has already bought his own ticket — with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic. British billionaire Richard Branson strapped in and set off Sunday on his boldest adventure yet — a bid to reach space aboard his own winged rocket ship. Musk …

Richard Branson Virgin Galactic test flight reaches space, plane detaches from mother ship
3 years, 8 months ago

Richard Branson Virgin Galactic test flight reaches space, plane detaches from mother ship

ABC  

Thrill-seeking billionaire Sir Richard Branson has reached space aboard his own winged rocket ship in his boldest adventure yet. Key points: The space plane took off with a crowd of more than 500 people watching on including Mr Branson's wife and children It detached from the mother ship at an altitude of about 13 kilometres and fired its engine in …

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

Associated Press  

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. Branson’s other chief rival in the space-tourism race among the world’s richest men, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, came to New Mexico to watch and congratulated Branson …

Musk buys ticket for Branson spaceflight as Virgin boss becomes first to reach edge of space in billionaire race with Bezos
3 years, 8 months ago

Musk buys ticket for Branson spaceflight as Virgin boss becomes first to reach edge of space in billionaire race with Bezos

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tesla founder Elon Musk …

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

ABP News  

Truth or Consequences, Jul 11 : Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. The brief, up-and-down flight — the space plane's portion took only about 15 minutes, or about as long as Alan Shepard's first U.S. spaceflight …

Richard Branson successfully completes flight to space with Virgin Galactic
3 years, 8 months ago

Richard Branson successfully completes flight to space with Virgin Galactic

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Branson and Virgin Galactic’s space plane Unity reached a maximum height of about 280,000 feet, or …

A Long Wait: How Richard Branson Finally Realised His ‘Space Dream’
3 years, 8 months ago

A Long Wait: How Richard Branson Finally Realised His ‘Space Dream’

News 18  

Richard Branson finally got his trip to space Sunday. Cars drove Branson and his crewmates to the plane Sunday, and the flight took off Sunday morning around 10:40 a.m. Eastern time from Spaceport America in New Mexico, about 180 miles south of Albuquerque. The space plane separated from the carrier ship around 11:25 a.m. and ignited its engine for about …

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches Space in his own ship; India-born Sirisha Bandla part of crew
3 years, 8 months ago

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches Space in his own ship; India-born Sirisha Bandla part of crew

India TV News  

Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. It’s a great moment.” Virgin Galactic conducted three previous test flights into space with crews of just two or three. Branson’s other chief rival in the space-tourism race among the world’s richest men, SpaceX’s Elon Musk, came to New Mexico …

Elon Musk has a ticket to space, too...with Richard Branson’s Virgin
3 years, 8 months ago

Elon Musk has a ticket to space, too...with Richard Branson’s Virgin

Live Mint  

LONDON : As Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin LLC prepare to blast their respective billionaires into space, Elon Musk, a third billionaire pursuing space tourism, already has his own ticket—with Virgin Galactic. Mr. Branson was set to travel to the edge of space aboard a Virgin Galactic vehicle scheduled to blast off from New …

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