EXPLAINER: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space
MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer
July 9, 2021
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1of6This Sept. 8, 2016 photo made available by Virgin Galactic shows the company s Spaceship Unity and Mothership Eve. After reaching nearly 50,000 feet (15,000 meters), Unity will be released and drop for a moment or two before its rocket motor ignites to send the craft on a steep climb toward space. (Virgin Galactic via AP)APShow MoreShow Less
2of6FILE - This image provided by Virgin Galactic shows, from left, Chief Pilot Dave Mackay, Lead Operations Engineer Colin Bennett, Chief Astronaut Instructor Beth Moses, Founder of Virgin Galactic Richard Branson, Vice President of Government Affairs and Research Operations Sirisha Bandla and pilot Michael Masucci. Just a week shy of turning 71, the London-born founder of the Virgin Group will become only the second septuagenarian in space. (Virgin Galactic via AP, File)APShow MoreShow Less
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