“We were mesmerised,” remembers Sir Richard Branson. As the world marks the 50th anniversary of their momentous mission, Sir Richard is close to realising that dream. Next year, Sir Richard plans to take the 90-minute flight himself, before offering it to (very wealthy) paying customers. Buzz Aldrin, 89, hasn’t signed up, yet, but “he loves what we’re doing”, Sir Richard assures me. Sir Richard says: “Our spaceships are built to fly, whereas Jeff and Elon’s are built as giant rockets.

Source: Daily Mirror July 17, 2019 19:07 UTC