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Virgin Galactic’s First Space Tourists Blast Off [Video]
11 Aug 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
This first private customer flight had been delayed for years; its success means Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic can now start offering monthly rides, joining Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in the space tourism business.
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Friday Morning Spice
21 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Women’s World Cup begins, Lioness on the loose in Berlin, Footage of Joburg explosion, Amazon to launch pay-by-palm technology, and US Congress is holding a hearing to discuss UFO’s.
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Virgin Galactic Launches First Commercial Space Flight This Afternoon – Watch It Live
29 Jun 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Virgin Galactic will be taking passengers and crew on a 90-minute suborbital ride this afternoon as the ‘spaceplane’ blasts them up to about 80km above the New Mexico desert.
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Docuseries Pulls Back The Curtain On Branson’s Life [Trailer]
06 Dec 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Sir Richard Branson, one of the world’s most inspiring risk-takers and big-shot businessmen, has a reputation for consistently rolling the dice.
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Branson’s Moskito Island Is Ready For The Jol [Images+Video]
11 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Richard Branson’s second Caribbean island has been undergoing major refurbishments, but one estate is officially ready for the jol.
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Holly Branson’s Pretty Low-Key Compared To Her Father
12 Apr 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Sir Richard Branson has never been shy of an attention-grabbing antic or two, whereas his daughter doesn’t seem to have a pretentious, showy, spotlit life in the least.
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End Of The Road For Virgin Hyperloop Superspeed Project
23 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Virgin Hyperloop has completely pivoted its focus, which means the promise for those futuristic pods going breakneck speeds has officially been shattered.
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Richard Branson’s Space Flight Was Actually A Bit Of A Disaster
03 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
It looks like Virgin Galactic was more concerned with making sure that Branson would be the first billionaire in space than it was about properly implementing safety protocols.
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Virgin Reckons These ‘Passenger Pods’ Are The Future Of Travel [Video]
27 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Richard Branson’s Virgin is claiming to set the standard for 21st-century travel with ‘passenger pods’ that can go at speeds in excess of 1 000 kilometres per hour from one major city to the next.
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Everything There Is To Know About Richard Branson’s Necker Island
04 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Richard Branson’s Necker Island has had a few hard knocks over the years, with hurricanes and pandemics keeping guests at bay.
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Bezos And Branson Lose Astronaut Status
26 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The US’s Federal Aviation Administration tightened the requirements for being awarded “astronaut” status, and it seems Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos don’t make the cut.
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Seems Like Ashton Kutcher Regrets Flogging His Space Ticket
15 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Ashton Kutcher sold his ticket to space onboard Richard Branson’s rocketship because his wife, Mila Kunis, said she didn’t think that it was a “smart family decision”.
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Bezos In Space: The Rocket, His Travel Buddies, And A Not-So-Subtle Dig At Branson
14 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
As promised, Jeff Bezos is following Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight to space with a date set for next Tuesday, alongside a rather diverse crew.
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The ‘Billionaire Space Race’ Is Going To Get Wild
13 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Three of the world’s wealthiest people are trying to top each other with the most ambitious private space expeditions.
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Richard Branson In Space [Videos]
12 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Travelling alongside a crew of five, Branson went just a little over 80 kilometres above Earth, reached suborbital space for a few seconds, and bested his billionaire rivals.
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Friday Morning Spice
02 Jul 2021 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Branson to pip Bezos to space. SA tourism’s dire future. Ghislaine wants Cosby vibe. Amber Heard’s baby. James Franco settles big abuse bill.
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Is Richard Branson Making A Last-Gasp Attempt To Beat Bezos Into Space?
10 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On July 20, Jeff Bezos will head to space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. It’s rumoured rival Richard Branson might try and beat him to the post.
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Richard Branson Had A Few Missteps On His Journey To Multibillionaire
08 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Richard Branson might be worth in excess of $5 billion, but his budding business career didn’t get off to the greatest of starts.
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Branson’s Other Caribbean Island Is Now Open For Business
08 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Richard Branson has opened his second island to the public, just four kilometres away from the famous Necker Island.
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Richard Branson Reckons You Should Read This Book ASAP
02 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Richard Branson is a notoriously voracious reader who believes that one book, with a strong South African connection, is what we need to get through the pandemic.
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“Three Times Faster Than The Speed Of Sound” – Virgin Galactic Reveals New Supersonic Jet [Video]
04 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Virgin Galactic isn’t only trying to take tourists to space, because it also wants to transport people across the planet at breakneck speeds.
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Take A Look Inside Virgin Galactic’s Spaceship Cabin [Videos]
29 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For the first time, Virgin Galactic is showing off the inside of SpaceShipTwo, a crew cabin for up to six passengers and two pilots that could make space tourism history.
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Richard Branson’s Plans To Save His Virgin Empire Are Working
08 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Richard Branson wasn’t immune to the economic devastation brought on by the pandemic, but it looks like he’s turning things around.
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How Much Richard Branson’s Caribbean Hideaway Is Really Worth
22 Apr 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the late 1970s, Branson bought Necker Island for £180 000. It’s turned out to be a pretty shrewd investment over time.
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Inside Richard Branson’s Adults-Only Cruise Ship [Video]
24 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Richard Branson promised a luxury cruise where you could party like a rockstar, and he has delivered.
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Richard Branson’s New SA Project Off To Rough Start After This Tweet
13 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The good news is that Richard has opened a Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship in South Africa, although he came under fire during the announcement.
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Richard Branson Reckons It’s Easier To Start A Business These Days
28 Aug 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Richard Branson talks about what it took to start his business in the 1970s, and why he thinks it would have been easier today.
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Potential Space Traveller Richard Branson’s Simple Tip For Improving Productivity
27 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
When he’s not running a multi-billion dollar empire, Richard Branson believes his productivity can be boiled down to a simple lifestyle choice.
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The Branson-Owned Island You Definitely Haven’t Heard Of [Images]
12 Mar 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
By now, chances are you’ve heard about Richard Branson’s Necker Island, located in the British Virgin Islands. Turns out he also owns this gem.
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Branson’s Necker Island Is Open Again – Check Out The Latest Pics
22 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last September, the British Virgin Islands were torn apart, and Branson’s Necker Island took a particularly bad beating. Now it’s open for business once more.
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