MSNBC American Voices With Alicia Menendez June 4, 2024 22:56:00
This morning a new chapter in human space flight. sir richard branson winning the space of the billionaires. it could one day lead to civilian rides to space for paying passengers, if they can afford it. >> reporter: under a blazing sun, a new age of space travel lifted off from the new mexico desert today. virgin galactic's unity attached to the belly of its mothership. inside virgin founder richard branson, three other virgin employers and two pilots. then 45 minutes after liftoff. >> 3, 2, 1, release, release, release. >> a 2,300-mile-per-hour rocket ride, 3gs to more than 53 miles high. >>...
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