British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday jumped more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert on a virgin galaxy rocket plane and safely returned in the first full test of vehicles into space, symbolic milestones for businesses starting 17 years ago.
Branson, one of the six employees of Virgin Galactic Holding was tied for trips, touting mission as a precursor for the new era of space tourism, with the company he was founded in 2004 ready to start commercial operations next year.
“We are here to make the room more accessible,” Branson who was eager, 70, said shortly after embracing his grandchildren after the flight.
“Welcome to the beginning of the new space.” The success of the flight also gave the rights of bragging entrepreneurs who fell in competition which was highly published with fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos, Mogul Retail Online Amazon who hoped to fly into the first outer space above the space of the space company itself.
“Congratulations on the flight,” Bezos said on Instagram.
“Can’t wait to join the club!” Executive of the space industry, future customers, and other sympathizers in hand for lively meetings to witness the launch, which was channeled in a presentation held by Television Comedians Larhen Colbert.
Joined the reception was the pioneer of other billionaire outer industry, Elon Musk, who was also the founder of the Electric Carmaker Tesla Inc.
Singer R & B nominated by Grammy Khalid does the single that will come “normal” after the flight.
Spaceplane White Gleaming was brought high in attached to the bottom of the Dual-Fuselage VMS Jet (named for Branson’s mother) from SpacePort America, a state-owned facility near the city of truth or the consequences called.
Virgin Galactic rented most of the facilities.
Reaching the launch point of its heights around 46,000 feet (14020 m), the passenger rocket passengers of the VSS union were released from the parent and fell when the crew sparked the rocket, sending him straight up at supersonic speed to the darkness of the room to darkness.
About 53 miles (86 km) height.
The contrail spaceplane is clearly visible from the ground when it surges through the atmosphere above, until cheers the crowd below.
At the top of the climb with the rocket closed, the crew then experienced a few minutes of the micro, before the spaceplane shifted to the re-enter mode, and began to slide down to the runway back in SpacePort.
All flights last about an hour.
“I have been a child with a dream looking at the stars.
Now I am an adult on a spaceship that stares down to our beautiful earth,” Branson said in video from space.
Back at the celebration with supporters from the stage outside the Gateway Virgin Galactic to Space Complex on a spacecraft, he and friends directed each other with champagne.
Retired Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield pinned the wings of astronauts produced by a virgin into the blue flight suits worn by Branson and his team.
The official Wing Pin of the federal flight administration will be presented later, a company spokesman said.
Billionaire Branson Soars into space Riding Virgin Galactic Flights
