Ellise Shafer administratorRichard Branson aims to notch a milestone for private space travel with Sunday’s launch of Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity Spaceship Two from New Mexico.Branson, the Virgin Group business mogul who founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, will be part of a crew of six who are hoping to demonstrate the viability of the company’s plans for commercial space travel.
The VSS Unity launch from Virgin Galactic’s 27-square-mile Spaceport America facility near Truth or Consequences, N.M., will be carried on a live stream offered via the Virgin Galactic website starting at 6 a.m.
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