Some billionaires are solely focused on themselves. We won’t necessarily point any fingers, but you’ll know who they are. Lately they’re getting back press for the way that they treat themselves, sometimes appearing almost like a clown or buffoon. It’s truly a shame that they don’t look at the bigger picture and see what a wee bit of philanthropy can do. We won’t spend any more discussing them.
Look at the super-rich and you’ll soon see that there is one person that has the cash, and has the reputation, but doesn’t trumpet themself and actually gets on with the business at hand. And that person is Sir Richard Branson. In the summer of 2023, Virgin Galactic will embark on a series of launches
This first mission — the “Galactic 01” set for take off between June 27 and June 30 — will be mainly a scientific research mission, and the company says that it will carry three crew members from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council of Italy. The goal will be studying microgravity.
irgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson, describes itself as “the world’s first commercial spaceline”, and have a goal of connecting people around the world who love space travel. The company operates its space travel on a spacecraft known as ‘Unity.’ The company says there is “significant backlog and pent-up customer demand” in a recent financial filing
Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson, describes itself as “the world’s first commercial spaceline”, and have a goal of connecting people around the world who love space travel. The company operates its space travel on a spacecraft known as ‘Unity.’ The company says there is “significant backlog and pent-up customer demand” in a recent financial filing
Virgin Galactic,describes itself as “the world’s first commercial spaceline”, and have a goal of connecting people around the world who love space travel. The company operates its space travel on a spacecraft known as ‘Unity.’ The company says there is “significant backlog and pent-up customer demand” in a recent financial filing. It also revealed tickets were sold with a base price of $450,000. Read more here courtesy of Travel+Leisure.
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