The two will bring the test tubes back to Gainesville for further study. - Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, bringing astro-tourism a step closer to reality and beating out his exceedingly richer rival Jeff Bezos. The 70-year-old made history by beating Elon Musk to become the. “We’re comfortable as a society with scientists going to other extreme environments,” she said. SIR Richard Branson has declared 'the dawn of a new space age' after successfully blasting off on a groundbreaking space mission. Paul said she also hopes this opens the door to allow scientists to conduct their own experiments in space. What we want to be able to do is create an environment, system and culture where scientists can go to space to do their experiments.” “Besides the science of what’s happening to the plants, this is also about our ability as a community to be able to do these types of experiments, any type of experiment. “For us as scientists, one of the absolutely astounding things is to put humans back into the loop of decision-making and experimentation during a flight,” Ferl said. Virgin Galactic’s passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, carrying Richard Branson and crew, begins its ascent. From the launch site in New Mexico, Paul and Ferl activated identical control tubes at the same times as the flight tubes were activated. The spacecraft reached an altitude of 86.1 kilometers (53.5 miles, or about 282,000 feet). It was the first suborbital study to be conducted with the researchers still involved.Ī trained astronaut on the flight had the three vials with her in a customized pouch attached to the leg of her suit. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. At 9:25 am MT, about 45 minutes after taking off from the spaceport at the delayed time, the spaceship component of the duo, Unity, was ready to be freed from Eve. The billionaire was aboard a Virgin Galactic vess. The supersonic space plane developed by his company.
The researchers said the study opens the door to shifting the culture of space research. Sir Richard Branson reacts on board the 'Unity' spacecraft to his successful mission to the edge of space. British Billionaire Richard Branson completed his trip to space in his Virgin Galactic spaceship on Sunday. In founding Virgin Orbit and our sister companies Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company, Richard is extending that vision of tireless do-goodery to space. Truth or Consequences, New Mexico (CNN Business) Richard Branson became the first person to ride into space aboard a rocket he helped fund.