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Sir Richard Branson

British - (VG)

Occasional Spaceflight

Date of Birth: July 18, 1950
Age: 74


Sir Richard Branson is an English business magnate and founder of the Virgin Group. He later founded both Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit.

SpaceShipTwo | VSS Unity 22

Virgin Galactic | United States of America
Air launch to Suborbital flight
July 11, 2021, 3:25 p.m.
Status: Success
Mission:

Powered flight of VSS Unity on the first fully crewed flight. Including the founder Sir Richard Branson.

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Founder: Richard Branson

Virgin Galactic is an American spaceflight company within the Virgin Group. It is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two.


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