Sir Richard Branson has reached space, according to his company, Virgin Galactic. We await official confirmation of the height reached by Sir Richard, but it appears to have been 86km (282,000ft; 53 miles). Sir Richard billed the flight as a test of the space tourism experience he expects to begin selling to customers from next year. It's been a long road for Sir Richard to get to this point. Sir Richard received a message of goodwill from Mr Bezos on Saturday, although there is clearly some edge in their relationship.

Source: The Star July 11, 2021 16:06 UTC