Virgin Orbit
Search results
On 11 July 2021, Branson travelled as a passenger onboard Virgin Galactic Unity 22 at the edge of space, a suborbital test flight for his spaceflight company Virgin Galactic. [9] [10] The mission lasted approximately one hour, reaching a peak altitude of 53.5 miles (86.1 km).
Virgin Galactic was founded in 2004 by British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, who had previously founded the Virgin Group and the Virgin Atlantic airline, and who had a long personal history of balloon and surface record-breaking activities.
2 days ago · Richard Branson is the founder and owner of Virgin Galactic, a space tourism company that aims to send passengers to suborbital space. He is also the founder of other Virgin brands, such as Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Money and Virgin Orbit.
Jul 11, 2021 · Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane developed by his company, Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New...
Apr 2, 2014 · British entrepreneur Richard Branson launched Virgin Records in the early 1970s, eventually building his business into the multinational Virgin Group.
Jul 12, 2021 · Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson rocketed into space Sunday, an edge-of-the-seat sub-orbital test flight intended to demonstrate his company's air-launched spaceplane is ready for...
Jun 12, 2024 · Richard Branson (born July 18, 1950, Shamley Green, Surrey, England) is a British entrepreneur and adventurer, head of Virgin Group Ltd., known for his publicity stunts and also for setting records in powerboat racing and hot-air ballooning.
