Sir Richard Branson, Virgin founder AFP via Getty ImagesRichard Branson’s journey to the edge of space this weekend won cheers from Jeff Bezos, Janet Jackson--and Elon Musk. He bought his ticket on Virgin Galatic all the way back in 2006, according to a former Virgin Galactic executive. “Elon Musk has a Galactic ticket,” Will Whitehorn—who served as president of Galactic from 2004 to 2010, and is now president of U.K. Space, the industry trade association—told Forbes on Friday. Chump change for the world’s third richest person today, but a decent chunk for the Elon Musk of 2006. Musk’s deposit entitles him to a seat on a Virgin Galactic space plane which currently has capacity for eight people, six passengers and two pilots.

Source: Forbes July 12, 2021 15:21 UTC