TechShout
- Jul 12, 2021
Ushering in a new space age, Virgin Galactic’s billionaire CEO Richard Branson on Sunday touched the edge of space with three employees, including one of Indian-origin, and has landed safely back to Earth.
“Congratulations to all those who created such a beautiful space,” he said from space.
Branson flew aboard his Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane, along with three company employees to the edge of space on Sunday a little after 10.30 a.m. ET (8 p.m. India time).
The 70-year-old arrived on a bike at the Spaceport America, the world’s first purpose-built commercial spaceport located in southern New Mexico. Virgin Galactic’s twin-fuselage WhiteKnight carrier aircraft carried the rocket-powered spaceship VSS Unity.