Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson will fly into space. Where and when to watch the broadcast?

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In May 2021, Virgin Galactic successfully launched its VSS Unity spacecraft to an altitude of 90 kilometers. It is intended for tourism - anyone who wants to will be able to pay about 250 thousand dollars and look at the roundness of the Earth, while being in a state of weightlessness. In the article about the successful test of the ship, we wrote that in addition to the pilots, Virgin Galactic employees will participate in the next flight, including its founder himself - billionaire Richard Branson. The flight will take place on July 11 and the exact names of those who will take part in it have already become known. If weather conditions permit and the mission really takes place, the head of Virgin Galactic will become the first billionaire to visit space.



Interesting fact: Before that, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who also runs the private aerospace company Blue Origin, wanted to become the first billionaire in space. His flight in the New Shepard spacecraft will take place on July 20, 2021.

Virgin Galactic's first tourist flight
The upcoming flight is called "Unity 22". To raise the VSS Unity spacecraft to an altitude of 80 kilometers, the White Knight Two carrier aircraft will be used, which in 2008 was specially designed for air launches of this type of aircraft. After reaching the required altitude, the ship will be detached and the tourists will spend a few minutes in weightlessness, and then return to Earth. Before the flight, Richard Branson and other participants will undergo special training.



It is not known what tests the VSS Unity crew members will hungary number data undergo. But the world's first space tourist, Dennis Tito, was forced to undergo 8 months of training in 2001. He had to demonstrate a good level of physical fitness and learn how to operate the spacecraft.

Richard Branson will be joined aboard the VSS Unity by the company's chief astronaut instructor Beth Moses, operations engineer Colin Bennett and head of government relations Sirisha Bandla. They will also be accompanied by two professional pilots, so the crew is unlikely to have to undergo training in operating the spacecraft.

on July 11 and the only reason for the postponement can be bad weather conditions. The launch of the VSS Unity ship will be broadcast live on the official Virgin Galactic website and YouTube channel .



Who is Richard Branson?
Richard Branson is one of the richest people on Earth. In terms of space exploration, his aspirations are as strong as those of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, mentioned at the beginning of the article. Richard Branson's main project is the Virgin Group corporation, which includes about 400 different companies. The entrepreneur's first project was a student magazine, which he began publishing in 1966. Then he opened the Virgin record store, the Virgin Records recording studio, and so on. It seems that the entrepreneur managed to shine in all areas of activity, up to the field of computer games and space exploration.