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Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. - Sir Richard Branson is one of a handful of billionaires in the world, and the newest member of an even more exclusive club.Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Group, become one of roughly 600 people to leave the Earth’s atmosphere when he flew to the edge of space on board a Virgin Galactic aircraft Sunday morning."Seventeen years of hard work to get us this far," Branson said as he congratulated his team on the trip back.There was no warning or pre-launch coverage ahead of Richard Branson and five others blasting off into space on Sunday, July 11, from Spaceport America in New Mexico. David Mackay and Michael Massucci piloted Unity, the aircraft named by the late Stephen Hawking.