Sir Richard Branson after Virgin Galactic flight: 'Welcome to the dawn of a new space age'
and his team of astronauts successfully ventured into space Sunday before returning to Earth – or Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, home of his Spaceport America – in their Unity 22 space plane, a flight that both won the billionaire space race and marked the first commercial spaceflight.
“We’re here to make space more accessible to all,” Branson said following the flight. “We want to turn the next generation of dreamers into the astronauts of today and tomorrow. We’ve all us on this stage have had the most extraordinary experience, and we’d love it if a number of you can have it, too. If you ever had a dream, now is the time to make it come true. I’d like to end by saying welcome to the dawn of a new space age.
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