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Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying Richard Branson and crew, begins its ascent. It’s a beautiful day to go to space, Branson tweeted in the morning, posting a photo of himself with fellow billionaire and space-tourism rival Elon Musk. Virgin Galactic is further delaying its next SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight in order to check a potential issue the company says is unrelated to an ongoing FAA. During the historic spaceflight of Sir Richard Branson in July, near the end of the burn of the VSS Unity spacecraft's engine, a red light appeared on a console. The spacecraft reached an altitude of 86.1 kilometers (53.5 miles, or about 282,000 feet). The billionaire was aboard a Virgin Galactic vess. The flight was intended as a confidence-boosting plug for Virgin Galactic, which plans to start taking paying customers on joyrides next year. British Billionaire Richard Branson completed his trip to space in his Virgin Galactic spaceship on Sunday.

#Richard branson spaceship full

It reached a peak altitude of around 53 miles (85 kilometers), beyond the boundary of space according to the United States, allowing the passengers to experience weightlessness and admire the Earth’s curvature. Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital spacecraft took its first full crew, which included the company’s billionaire founder Richard Branson, on a brief foray into space. “Congratulations to all our wonderful team at Virgin Galactic for 17 years of hard hard work to get us this far,” he said during a live feed as the VSS Unity spaceship glided back to Spaceport America in New Mexico. The spaceship carrying Richard Branson touched down after a voyage the British billionaire called an “experience of a lifetime.” Also Read - Why Billionaires Around the World Are Investing in Aerospace Industry | All You Need to Know

Branson and his five crewmates soared to space and returned safely to Earth within an hour, reported news agency Reuters. Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and his British Virgin Group retains an 11.9 stake through Virgin Investments.

United States: Billionaire Richard Branson set off a world record as he took on his boldest adventure yet in a bid to reach space aboard his own winged rocket ship on Sunday.