Billionaire Richard Branson applauds as his Virgin Galactic spaceship lands back on Earth following historic commercial flight to edge of space

Virgin Galactic’s #Unity22 crew including founder Richard Branson soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert in the vehicle's first fully crewed test flight to space https://t.co/YbFUbNdJna pic.twitter.com/B1fIkSfQsy

— Reuters (@Reuters) July 12, 2021

BREAKING: "TOUCH DOWN."

Billionaire Richard Branson applauds as his Virgin Galactic spaceship lands back on Earth following historic commercial flight to edge of space. https://t.co/JNP6xThKpe pic.twitter.com/LEHM6NOJjo

— ABC News (@ABC) July 11, 2021

I was once a child with a dream looking up to the stars. Now I'm an adult in a spaceship looking down to our beautiful Earth. To the next generation of dreamers: if we can do this, just imagine what you can do https://t.co/Wyzj0nOBgX #Unity22 @virgingalactic pic.twitter.com/03EJmKiH8V

— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) July 11, 2021

"To all you kids down there…" – @RichardBranson's message from zero gravity. #Unity22

Watch the livestream: https://t.co/5UalYT7Hjb pic.twitter.com/lYXHNsDQcU

— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 11, 2021

Take-off! The #Unity22 crew including @RichardBranson leave Spaceport America, New Mexico for #VirginGalactic’s first fully-crewed spaceflight. pic.twitter.com/RxGYp90nu8

— Virgin Galactic (@virgingalactic) July 11, 2021