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Branson ready for extraordinary space flight © Mars Scientific Sunday will be the first time the ship has carried four passengers in the back
UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is about to realise a lifetime s ambition by flying to the edge of space.
He ll ride his Virgin Galactic rocket plane on Sunday to an altitude where the sky turns black and the Earth s horizon curves away into the distance.
The entrepreneur says he wants to evaluate the experience before allowing paying customers aboard next year.
The vehicle will set off for the 1.5-hour mission above New Mexico at about 07:00 local US time (14:00 BST).
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