Richard Branson Soars into Space
Virgin Galactic & Richard Branson Make History Richard Branson Soaring into Space onboard Unity SpaceShip Unity Launches from Eve VMS Eve with Unity in Center Branson flying to space with co-workers in Unity SpaceShip Unity View from Unity Unity Detaching from VMS Eve Source: Virgin Galactic Dawn of Space Tourism Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson has successfully soared into space and returned safely to Earth. The British billionaire undoubtedly had the greatest adventure of his life. His SpaceShipTwo Unity took off from New Mexico's Spaceport America attached to the underside of the huge, double fuselage WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft VMS Eve. 50 minutes after takeoff, spaceship Unity fired