Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Completes Pioneering Flight

The fully crewed suborbital flight, aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity, is a major win for Richard Branson's spaceline.

In the clear skies over New Mexico's spaceport America Sunday, billionaire Sir Richard Branson accomplished a goal over a decade in the making: successfully hitching a ride to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere, experiencing weightlessness for a few minutes and then returning safely to Earth.   The fully crewed suborbital flight, aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity is a major win for Branson's pioneering space-line and the company’s investment in space tourism.   "It's one of the best feelings in my life," Branson said moments after returning from the flight. "I've waited nearly 70 years for this."