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On 11 July 2021, Richard Branson took a flight with Beth Moses, Sirisha Bandla and Colin Bennett and reached edge of space (86 kilometers or 53 miles) on a Virgin Galactic spacecraft called VSS Unity. This made him the first billionaire founder of a space company to travel to the edge of space. [108]
This is a list of British billionaires by net worth, ... Richard Branson: 5.1 billion: Virgin Group Ltd 339: Philip and Tina Green: 4.8 billion: fashion retail 359:
"Maybe in America, ‘billionaire’ is a sign of success, but that rankles me,” Richard Branson, who has an estimated net worth of $2.6 billion, said.
Branson's daughter Holly is Virgin Atlantic's chief purpose and vision officer, while his son Sam is an informal advisor. 73-year-old British billionaire Sir Richard Branson unveils succession ...
Richard Branson has built himself an empire. His Virgin Group enterprises stretch from the airline industry and telecommunications to space. ... Oprah is another billionaire who agrees with ...
Richard Branson: Virgin Galactic Unity 22: 11 July 2021: 11 July 2021: First billionaire to fly in his own spacecraft into space, above the 80km McDowell line to suborbital space; First fully occupied SpaceShipTwo flight [2] [14] [15] Jeff Bezos: Blue Origin NS-16: 20 July 2021: 20 July 2021
Virgin Money, the U.K. bank part-owned by Branson, announced last week that it was the subject of a takeover bid from banking rival Nationwide for £2.9 billion, causing its share price to soar.
Philanthropic billionaire Richard Branson is, among many other things, the founder of the Virgin Group. One of the many companies under the Virgin Group umbrella is Branson’s spaceflight company ...