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Richard Branson s space flight nearly 20 years in the making

Updated at Share This Virgin Galactic will become the first rocket company to launch the boss when Richard Branson straps into one of his sleek, shiny space planes this weekend. The self-described tie-loathing adventurer and troublemaker will join five company employees for Sunday’s test flight from New Mexico’s southern desert the company’s fourth trip to the edge of space. Branson assigned himself to Virgin Galactic’s first full-scale crew, jumping ahead of Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, an even richer rocketeer looking to launch himself into space. Bezos’ liftoff is set for July 20 from West Texas. A brief look at Branson’s ride and company:

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EXPLAINER: How Richard Branson Will Ride Own Rocket to Space

BOSS ON BOARD Just a week shy of turning 71, the London-born founder of the Virgin Group says he s not apprehensive at all and it is the dream of a lifetime” to ride into space. The longtime fitness fanatic put in extra effort to prepare for the brief up-and-down flight. “I’m in my 70s now so you either let yourself go or you get fit and enjoy life.” His wife, children and grandchildren will be there as he climbs aboard the rocket plane that’s attached to a dual-fuselage aircraft for takeoff. During the three to four minutes of weightlessness, “I’ll be looking back at our beautiful Earth and taking it all in and realize that only 500 other people have done this.” Closer to 600, actually, but still a relatively small number. Upon landing, he’ll celebrate with “a great, great grin on my face.”

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Boss on board: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space

Virgin Galactic will become the first rocket company to launch the boss when Richard Branson straps into one of his sleek, shiny space planes this weekend. The self-described tie-loathing adventurer and troublemaker will join five company employees for Sunday’s test flight from New Mexico s southern desert the company’s fourth trip to the edge of space. Branson assigned himself to Virgin Galactic’s first full-scale crew, jumping ahead of Blue Origin’s Jeff Bezos, an even richer rocketeer looking to launch himself into space. Bezos’ liftoff is set for July 20 from West Texas. A brief look at Branson’s ride and company:

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Dream of a lifetime : 70-yr-old Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson set to fly into space

Dream of a lifetime : 70-yr-old Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson set to fly into space Firstpost 14 hours ago Tech2 News Staff © Provided by Firstpost Dream of a lifetime : 70-yr-old Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson set to fly into space Virgin Galactic will become the first rocket company to launch the boss when Richard Branson straps into one of his sleek, shiny space planes today, 11 July at 6am PT or 6.30 pm IST. The Briton is hoping to finally get the nascent space tourism industry off the ground but also go one up on Jeff Bezos by winning the race to be the first person to cross the final frontier in a ship built by their own company. Bezos’ lift-off is set for 20 July from West Texas.

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Multimillonario Richard Branson se alista para viajar al espacio con Virgin Galactic

Multimillonario Richard Branson se alista para viajar al espacio con Virgin Galactic
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