as a milestone for the commercial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america, sophie long reports. preparations were made before take off. about ten years and an hour and a half behind schedule, in one of the most desolate areas of north america, a lifelong dream became reality. sir richard branson, along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take off. this is the moment he s been waiting for. after more than 16 years, and hundreds of millions of pounds, sir richard branson is now on his way to space. that s so cool. so you can see the moment when they release right there. are you so excited to experience that? forjust under four minutes, they experienced weightlessness and enjoyed a view of planet earth that only astronauts can dream of.
england, can hold onto this lead and the euro 2020 championship. let s move on to the rest of the day s news now. sir richard branson hasjust returned from the edge of space, during virgin galactic s first fully crewed flight. take off from mew mexico was slightly delayed by bad weather but the flight is being seen as a milestone for the commencial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america in new mexico, here s sophie long. preparations were made before take off. about ten years, and an hour and a half behind schedule, in one of the most desolate areas of north america, a lifelong dream became reality. sir richard branson, along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take off. this is the moment he s been waiting for. after more than 16 years,
sir richard branson, along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take off. this is the moment he s been waiting for. after more than 16 years and hundreds of millions of pounds, sir richard branson is now on his way to space. that s so cool. so, you can see the moment when they release right there. are you so excited to experience that? forjust under four minutes, they experienced weightlessness and enjoyed a view of planet earth that only astronauts can dream of. well, i ve done some ridiculous things in my lifetime. really, really, really ridiculous. but ijust can t wait for. ..one day to experience this. it s the experience of a lifetime. and touchdown. safely back on earth after a 90 minute flight.
commencial space industry. sir richard said it was the experience of a lifetime. from spaceport america in new mexico here s sophie long. preparations were made before take off. about ten years, and an hour and a half behind schedule, in one of the most desolate areas of north america, a lifelong dream became reality. sir richard branson, along with two pilots and three other virgin galactic employees, were transported to the spaceship unity tethered to the mothership eve. then take off. this is the moment he s been waiting for. after more than 16 years, and hundreds of millions of pounds, sir richard branson is now on his way to space. that s so cool. so you can see the moment when they release right there. forjust under four minutes, they experienced weightlessness and enjoyed a view of planet earth that only astronauts can dream of. well, i ve done some
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