Branson and Musk are friends, and clearly Musk will grab any opportunity to travel into space.
(Photo: Virgin Galactic) Virgin Galactic completed its first fully crewed mission yesterday with founder Richard Branson on board. The successful mission paved the way for others to book tickets to experience a similar flight, and one of those $250,000 tickets has been purchased by another billionaire and space company founder: Elon Musk. As The Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal reports, Virgin Galactic confirmed via a spokesperson that Musk has purchased a ticket, but it’s not clear where he is on the list and therefore how long he will have to wait before his flight.
