Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (CNN Business) Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund. The supersonic space plane developed by his company, Virgin Galactic, roared into the sky over New Mexico early Sunday, carrying Branson and three fellow crewmembers. Virgin Galactic spaceplane VSS Unity rockets to outer space, with Richard Branson and crew onboard. As Branson floated around in microgravity, he taped a message using cameras onboard the space plane: "To all you kids out there — I was once a child with a dream, looking up to the stars. This flight marked only the fourth test flight of the vehicle that reached the edge of space.

Source: CNN July 11, 2021 15:45 UTC