Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson achieved a lifelong dream and reached space on Sunday. MorganLBrennan has the details.
Speaking from the spacecraft's cabin, Branson called the spaceflight the "complete experience of a lifetime."
VSS Unity then performed a slow backflip in microgravity, when the Virgin Galactic crew was weightless and floated around the spacecraft cabin. The spacecraft reached an altitude of 86.1 kilometers . Billionaire Richard Branson and crew are seen on board Virgin Galactic's passenger rocket plane VSS Unity before starting their untethered ascent to the edge of space above Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S. July 11, 2021 in a still image from video."We're here to make space more accessible to all at all," Branson said after the flight.
Sunday's spaceflight is one of three remaining for Virgin Galactic to finish development, with two more expected this year.Shortly after the spaceflight landed, Branson announced that Virgin Galactic partnered with sweepstakes company Omaze to offer a chance at two seats on "one of the first commercial Virgin Galactic spaceflights" early next year.
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