Richard Branson is finally getting his trip to space on Sunday. It has been a very long wait for Mr. Branson, the irreverent, 70-year-old British billionaire who leads a galaxy of Virgin companies. In 2004, he founded Virgin Galactic to provide adventurous tourists with rides on rocket-powered planes to the edge of space and back. Virgin Galactic says it still has three more test flights to conduct, including the one on Sunday, before it can be ready for paying passengers. For this flight, Mr. Branson will be a member of the crew.

Source: New York Times July 10, 2021 23:48 UTC