Billionaire Branson soars to space aboard Virgin Galactic flight
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Billionaire Richard Branson reacts on board Virgin Galactic's passenger rocket plane VSS Unity after reaching the edge of space above Spaceport America. Photo: Virgin Galactic/Handout via Reuters
British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle's first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago.
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