Mission accomplished. Billionaire Sir Richard Branson flew to the lower edge of space and back to planet Earth on Sunday in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic.
On Sunday morning, Branson tweeted that he was"feeling good, feeling excited" and ready for this morning's launch, along with a picture of himself with SpaceX founder Elon Musk.Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson waves good bye while heading to board the rocket plane that will fly him to space from Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, July 11, 2021.
Branson's role is to evaluate the private astronaut experience to prepare for future customers, which Virgin Galactic expects to do beginning in 2022.This image provided by Virgin Galactic shows the crew of Sunday's Unity 22 mission, from left, Dave Mackay, Colin Bennett, Beth Moses, Richard Branson, Sirisha Bandla and Michael Masucci.Twitter account
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