On this flight, Richard Branson was joined by three Virgin Galactic employees. The objective of this mission was to evaluate the commercial astronaut experience for future space flights.
In the ongoing billionaire space race, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has joined the ranks of SpaceX with a successful crewed flight. The Unity 22 mission crew comprised of Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson joined by three Virgin Galactic employees Beth Moses, Colin Bennett, and Sirisha Bandla. With this voyage, Richard Branson has beaten Jeff Bezos to become the first billionaire to make it to the edge of space.
