Richard Branson will blast off TOMORROW as Virgin billionaire aims to beat Amazon’s Jeff Bezos in space race
"After more than 16 years of research, engineering, and testing, Virgin Galactic stands at the vanguard of a new commercial space industry, which is set to open space to humankind and change the world for good,” Sir Richard said in a statement.
On Sunday, they will be sent in the company's passenger rocket plane, the VSS Unity, on its first fully crewed test flight to the edge of space. During the monumental flight, the crew will experience a few minutes of weightlessness - before making a gliding descent back to Earth.
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