17 years after founding Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson to fly into space
3 years, 5 months ago

17 years after founding Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson to fly into space

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He's always dreamed of it, and in 2004 founded his own company to make it happen. On Sunday, billionaire Richard Branson will take off from a base in New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel bound for the edge of space. READ: Bezos, Branson put everything on the line as billionaires ride own rockets into space The Amazon founder's great rival, SpaceX boss Elon Musk, announced on Twitter he'd be there to witness it. Hours later, Bezos chimed in with a message of support, but only after his own company, Blue Origin, had posted a viral tweet drawing an unfavorable comparison between its space offerings and Virgin Galactic's. Below this plane hangs the spaceship VSS Unity -- a SpaceShipTwo-class suborbital rocket-powered spaceplane -- with two more pilots and four passengers: Branson and three Virgin employees.

History of this topic

Space Tourism: Virgin Galactic's third commercial flight takes tourists to the edge of space and back
1 year, 3 months ago
Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises
1 year, 4 months ago
All aboard! Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space
1 year, 4 months ago
Virgin Galactic sends first paying customers to space: Who all flew, What next
1 year, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic successful in first commercial space flight
1 year, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight safely lands
1 year, 5 months ago
Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights
1 year, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic sets dates for first space tourism flights
1 year, 6 months ago
Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space
1 year, 6 months ago
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic successfully sends four people to space
1 year, 6 months ago
Branson's Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales for spaceflight
2 years, 10 months ago
Branson's Virgin Galactic to resume spaceflight after FAA closes mishap probe
3 years, 2 months ago
FAA bans Virgin Galactic launches while probing Branson trip
3 years, 3 months ago
US aviation agency probes Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight deviation
3 years, 3 months ago
Richard Branson's flight to space went off-course, deviated from path; under investigation
3 years, 3 months ago
Virgin Galactic will raise ticket prices to fly its spaceplane for four minutes
3 years, 4 months ago
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3 years, 4 months ago
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flies to space: How Twitter reacted to Unity 22 launch
3 years, 5 months ago
An Incredible, Life-changing Experience to See Earth from Space: Bandla
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson Carries Sirisha Bandla on Shoulders to Celebrate Space Travel
3 years, 5 months ago
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3 years, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Carrying Richard Branson Touches Down, Creates History
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson flies to the edge of the space in his rocket
3 years, 5 months ago
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches Space in his own ship; India-born Sirisha Bandla part of crew
3 years, 5 months ago
Elon Musk has a ticket to space, too...with Richard Branson’s Virgin
3 years, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson ready for space launch
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic crew go to the edge of space and back
3 years, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson takes off for high-altitude launch into space
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson flies to space: When and where to watch Sirisa Bandla's Virgin Galactic Unity 22 space flight
3 years, 5 months ago
Billionaire Blastoff: Rich riding own rockets into space
3 years, 5 months ago
Overwhelmed with joy, says family of Indian-American astronaut Sirisha Bandla flying to space with Branson
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson plans space trip ahead of rival billionaire Jeff Bezos
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson will be launching into space along with Virgin Galactic crew on 11 July test flight
3 years, 5 months ago
Sir Richard Branson to reach space before Jeff Bezos on July 11
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson aims to make space trip on July 11, ahead of Jeff Bezos
3 years, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson announces trip to space, ahead of Jeff Bezos
3 years, 5 months ago
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3 years, 5 months ago
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic given US government approval to take passengers into space
3 years, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to space
3 years, 5 months ago
Virgin Galactic gets FAA's approval to launch customers to space
3 years, 6 months ago
Virgin Galactic cleared by FAA to fly customers into space
3 years, 6 months ago
Richard Branson 'could beat Jeff Bezos to space by flying two weeks before Amazon founder'
3 years, 6 months ago
Virgin Galactic reaches edge of Earth's atmosphere for the first time with two pilots
3 years, 6 months ago
The great commodities boom hits a Chinese wall
3 years, 7 months ago
Virgin Galactic manned shuttle ascends from New Mexico to the edge of space
3 years, 7 months ago
Virgin Galactic shares jump after announcing it will test the SpaceShipTwo Unity on Saturday
3 years, 7 months ago
Virgin Galactic postpones its first space tourism until 2022
3 years, 9 months ago

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