Khalid Is Performing a Brand New Song at Virgin Galactic Spaceflight

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2 min read British billionaire Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space aboard his VSS Unity spacecraft and took with him a photo of his mother and wore a rainbow flag ribbon pin in memory of the Pulse Nightclub victims.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Virgin Galactic's Sir Richard Branson has spoken for the first time of the "magical" view as he looked down from space. The British billionaire successfully completed the world's first fully crewed flight into space on Sunday when the VSS Unity spacecraft took off from Spaceport America at around 3.30pm.

Khalid is on the cusp of releasing new music, and today he’s premiered his forthcoming single at the Virgin Galactic space launch.Virgin founder Richard Branson and five others hopped aboard the Unity 22 Virgin Galactic rocket place that successfully managed to fly to space and back.During a livestream emceed by Stephen Colbert, Khalid took to the stage at the New Mexico launch site to perform a string of his tracks, like ‘Better’ and ‘Talk’.He also premiered new single ‘New Normal’ at the event, ahead of its release on Wednesday July 21.Watch the full livestream below, with Khalid taking the stage at around the 01hr 20min mark.“Writing the song ‘New Normal’ was my way of coping with the anxiety and coping with the misunderstanding,” Khalid

ready for passengers who can afford the ultimate thrill ride.And it appeared to do just that, zooming to an altitude just above 50 miles and giving Branson and his five crewmates about three minutes of weightlessness and spectacular views of Earth before plunging back into the atmosphere for a spiraling descent to touchdown at Virgin's New Mexico launch site.«I have dreamt of this moment since I was a kid but honestly, nothing could prepare you for the view of Earth from space,» Branson, 70, said after landing, at a rare loss for words.

Virgin Galactic flight soared to the edge of space today as the billionaire hailed the mission an "experience of a lifetime". The businessman, who was aboard the first fully crewed flight, smiled as he headed back to the planet surface after feeling the thrill of weightlessness for several minutes on Sunday afternoon.

UPDATE, 10 AM: The billionaire has landed.

Richard Branson is officially the first rocket company boss to be launched off the planet, with Virgin Galactic’s space plane successfully hurtling to the edge of space with the eccentric billionaire on board.

After nearly two decades of developing Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson has finally achieved his dream of going to space! The billionaire CEO was on board his company’s spacecraft VSS Unity on July 11, when it was launched above the skies of New Mexico. He was joined by pilots Dave Mackay and Michael Masucci along with three Virgin employees: chief astronaut trainer Beth Moses, lead operations engineer Colin Bennett, and VP of government affairs Sirisha Bandla.

Join thousands of others in getting the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox.Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed flight to the edge of space is underway with the twin-fuselage jet which will deliver the VSS Unity rocket plane to launch point taking to the skies.Billionaire businessman Sir Richard Branson's mission took off from a spaceport in New Mexico, US at 3.30pm on Sunday (July 11).Launch preparations for the pioneering flight had been pushed back by around 90 minutes due to weather overnight.Richard Branson, dubbed astronaut 001 for the flight, was onboard with five other specially selected Virgin Galactic Holding Inc employees for the mission.Touting the mission as a precursor to a 'new era of space tourism', the

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Virgin founder Richard Branson has blasted off for his journey to the edge of space.The 70-year-old took off from Spaceport America, New Mexico at around 3.30 pm to secure his victory in the space race against Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk.The team involved in the mission consists of Branson, who is Astronaut 001, chief astronaut Beth Moses (Astronaut 002), lead operations engineer Colin Bennett (Astronaut 003) and Virgin Galactic vice-president Sirisha Bandla (Astronaut 004). Tweeting about his arrival for the launch, Branson said: "It’s a beautiful day to go to space.

Sir Richard Branson will be taking off shortly.

Richard Branson is set to become the first rocket company boss to be launched off the planet on Sunday, with Virgin Galactic’s space plane set to hurtle to the edge of space with the eccentric billionaire on board.

space piloted by a Scotsman has been delayed due to the weather. Billionaire businessman Sir Richard Branson, the company's owner, is due to test the "private astronaut experience" today.Launch preparations have been pushed back by 90 minutes due to weather overnight at Spaceport America.The launch time from New Mexico is now set for 3.30pm UK time.

Richard Branson, the swashbuckling owner of Virgin Galactic and media mogul, will take off for a sub-orbital flight on Sunday morning.

Daily Star's biggest headlines straight to your inbox!Richard Branson's trip to space this Sunday will be the accumulation of 16 years work as he attempts to win the billionaire space race against Jeff Bezos and Elon MuskIn an attempt to secure his victory in the race, Branson, 70, will set take off from Spaceport America in New Mexico to the edge of space on Sunday morning.The battle is on for the commercialisation of trips to the edge of space, which celebrities such as Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga have already signed up for.Branson said: "It is time to turn my dream into a reality.“As a child I wanted to go to space.

Stephen Colbert failed to nab himself an invite to the Unity 22 launch on Sunday but he will still have a special part to play on the day.

SIR Richard Branson enraged fans for "wasting money" on a space trip he explained on The One Show. Billionaire Richard, 70, talked to hosts Ronan Keating and Angellica Bell about fulfilling his dream of going into space.

Virgin Galactic’s Sir Richard Branson appears to be winning the billionaire space race.

Richard Branson is heading to space!

Virgin Galactic’s Sir Richard Branson appears to be winning the billionaire space race.