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     • Branson, a British billionaire, founded the company in 2004. The Oct. 31 SpaceShipTwo accident killed co-pilot Michael Alsbury and seriously injured pilot Peter Siebold after the vehicle broke apart and crashed during a test flight over California's  Mojave Desert.
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   Did Richard Branson's space flight drift off course?

   • The US Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Virgin Galactic missions as it investigates how Sir Richard Branson's recent space flight drifted off course during its climb skyward. The British billionaire fulfilled a lifetime ambition on 11 July by riding his rocket plane to 86km in altitude.

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   How did Richard Branson get to space?

   • The 70-year-old British billionaire and crew members of Virgin Galactic launched the commercial space plane Unity from New Mexico, reached the edge of space and landed safely back at the spaceport on Sunday. By The Associated Press and Reuters Richard Branson finally got his trip to space on Sunday.

   Highlights From Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Flight

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   Did Richard Branson fly Virgin Galactic?

   • Richard Branson combined private spaceflight with show business on Sunday as he completed his highly-anticipated Virgin Galactic flight high above the New Mexico desert. He enlisted “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert to introduce segments of a live streamed production, which was delayed around 90 minutes by the weather.

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   Was Branson in any added danger on board Virgin Galactic?

   • Virgin Galactic has insisted that Mr Branson and everyone else on board were never in any added danger. The company acknowledged in a statement that "the flight's ultimate trajectory deviated from our initial plan" but added it "did not fly outside of the lateral confines of the protected airspace".

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VSS_Enterprise_crashVSS Enterprise crash - Wikipedia

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   The VSS Enterprise crash occurred on October 31, 2014, when the VSS Enterprise, a SpaceShipTwo experimental spaceflight test vehicle operated by Virgin Galactic, suffered a catastrophic in-flight breakup during a test flight and crashed in the Mojave Desert near Cantil, California.

4. www.bbc.com › news › science-environment-58421796Virgin Galactic flights grounded over Branson spaceflight ...

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   Sep 2, 2021 · The US Federal Aviation Administration has grounded Virgin Galactic missions as it investigates how Sir Richard Branson's recent space flight drifted off course during its climb skyward....

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6. www.yahoo.com › news › test-flight-virgin-galacticBranson determined to find cause of Virgin spaceship crash ...

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   Nov 1, 2014 · Branson arrived in California's Mojave Desert to meet his Virgin Galactic team and federal officials who were opening their investigation into Friday's accident, the second in less than a...

7. www.newyorker.com › news › news-deskThe Red Warning Light on Richard Branson’s Space Flight

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   Sep 1, 2021 · On July 11th, nearly a minute into the rocket trip carrying Richard Branson, the British billionaire, to space, a yellow caution light appeared on the ship’s console. The craft was about twenty...

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     Relive Virgin Galactic's historic Unity 22 flight with Richard Branson in these highlights

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9. www.nytimes.com › live › 2021/07/11Highlights From Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Flight

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   Jul 11, 2021 · The company’s first space plane, the V.S.S. Enterprise, crashed during a test flight in 2014 when the co-pilot moved a lever too early during the flight, allowing the tail booms to rotate...

10. www.bbc.co.uk › news › science-environment-57797297Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space

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    Jul 11, 2021 · Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane. The UK entrepreneur flew high above New Mexico in the US in the vehicle...

11. news.sky.com › story › virgin-galactic-flightsVirgin Galactic flights grounded pending investigation into ...

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    Sep 3, 2021 · Virgin Galactic has been banned from launching test flights into space while US safety regulators investigate a "mishap" that occurred during founder Sir Richard Branson's journey in July.