'The focus was really mostly on the mothership, on Eve, and it was about getting a service life, a flight cadence, that would support more robust and routine commercial spaceflight operations,' explained Mike Moses, Galactic's president of spaceline missions and safety. B ranson (Sky Documentaries), director Chris Smith’s four-part biography of Richard Branson, starts at the end.Or at least, it starts with Branson anticipating the end. Billionaire Sir Richard Branson flew to the lower edge of space and back to planet Earth on Sunday in the first fully crewed flight from his private space tourism firm Virgin Galactic. The rocket vehicle and the plane that carries it to launch altitude - an aeroplane called Eve - were then stood down for a programme of upgrades. Sir Richard himself got his chance of spaceflight in July 2021 - Unity's last outing. Mrs Moses is the company's chief astronaut instructor. 7, 2009, file photo, Sir Richard Branson gives the thumbs up in front of Virgin Galactics SpaceShipTwo, the worlds first commercial spacecraft for tourists, as it is unveiled at it.

Jamila Gilbert, Chris Huie, Luke May and Beth Moses were there to assess the soon-to-be-rolled-out customer experience. In the back, in the passenger cabin, were four Galactic employees. The vehicle raced upwards at near three times the speed of sound, to reach a height of 87.2km (54.2 miles/286,000ft). Unity's latest spaceflight saw Mike Masucci take command of the plane with pilot CJ Sturckow alongside him. All you have in business is your reputation - so its very important that you keep your word. (If Branson had to be in the title, I would have called it something like ‘Branson. The winners all exemplify that, and the hard work and commitment they have shown underlines what is needed to set up a business. For instance, if I was involved with a TV series about myself I wouldn’t call it ‘Branson’ I’ve been known as Richard since I left school at 15 and it feels strange being called by my surname. Jamila Gilbert floats free inside Unity's passenger cabin Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin brand of over 360 companies. Overcoming fear is the first step to success for entrepreneurs.

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