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Watch Richard Branson Blast Off into Space Here!
In a move that has undoubtedly largely been planned to upstage Jeff Bezos’ launch scheduled for next week, UK entrepreneur Richard Branson will today (and all going well) become the first billionaire to ever slip the surly bonds of Earth and blast off into space. Yes, at 3:30 pm (BST)…
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Stephen Hawking is Going to Outer Space
Stephen Hawking is one of the most accomplished living physicist in the world having earned countless awards including a CBE, CH, Hughes, Heineman Prize and more, but he wishes to achieve one thing that no Earthly prize can grant: go to space. Accepting an offer from billionaire Richard Branson,the world…
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Richard Branson’s Boom Jet Could do London to New York in 3 Hours
The flight time between London and New York is currently around 7 hours, with prices running from around £600-1000 return in economy and thousands for a first class flight, especially when the service is busy or on short notice. However, the new ‘Boom’ jet which is being backed by Richard Branson…
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Virgin Galactic Prepares to Launch SpaceShipTwo
Richard Branson has announced that Virgin is soon set to launch the latest version of its SpaceShipTwo, the result of 700 engineers working “day and night,” Branson told UK TV show Good Morning Britain (via Wired). The last iteration of SpaceShipTwo fell victim to an unfortunate explosion 18 months ago,…
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Virgin’s Richard Branson Hints at Tesla Rival
Richard Branson is a man who loves having his fingers in as many pies as possible, and it seems he’s pushing his thumb into the pastry of electric cars, suggesting that his company Virgin may soon be competing with Elon Musk’s Tesla electric car manufacturer. Branson, in an interview with…
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