UPDATE, 10 AM: The billionaire has landed.“It was the complete experience of a lifetime,” said a beaming Richard Branson of his trek into space, a place where no billionaire has gone before. “Now looking down at the spaceport, congratulations to everybody for creating such a beautiful plane and all the hard work for getting us this far.”Branson’s rocket was released at an altitude of 53 miles — further than the 50-mile boundary considered by the US to be the boundary of space.
The crew then had a few minutes of weightlessness before returning to earth.The crew was cheered by a crowd on the tarmac as the plane landed.
Branson, who served as a mission specialist, jogged down the tarmac for a reunion with his wife, children and grandchildrenUP
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