Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic Complete Successful Space Flight
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etonline.comready 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. «It was just magical.… I'm just taking it all in, it's unreal.»The flight effectively upstaged Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who plans a sub-orbital spaceflight of his own aboard Blue Origin's New Shepard.
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