Sir Richard Branson speaks as his Virgin Galactic Unity spaceship heads back to Earth after reaching suborbital space.
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 via AP, FILE
The crew consists of fellow Virgin Galactic staff: Beth Moses, chief astronaut instructor; Colin Bennet, lead operations engineer; and Sirisha Bandla, vice president of government affairs and research operations.Pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci flew the spaceship, with C.J. Sturckow and Kelly Latimer flying the aircraft from which the spaceship will dispatch.
of competitor Blue Origin, for stretching the definition of"space" as its flights do not go above the Karman line that is defined by many -- but not all -- as the boundary between Earth's atmosphere and space.
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