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Virgin Galactic flights grounded over Branson spaceflight 'mishap'

In a move that pours cold water on the dreams of a few billionaire space explorers, the US has tightened its definition of the word “astronaut”.

The British entrepreneur Richard Branson has successfully flown to the edge of space and back in his Virgin Galactic passenger rocket plane, days ahead of a rival launch by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, as the billionaires compete to kick off a new era of space tourism.

Billionaire Richard Branson’s spaceship company Virgin Galactic said on Friday it received approval from the US aviation safety regulator to fly people to space, turning up the pressure on rivals in the nascent and expensive space tourism sector.

Sir Richard Branson has paid tribute to his mother after she died aged 96 following a battle with coronavirus. The billionaire business magnate said he was determined to celebrate his mother Eve Branson’s “wonderful life” rather than mourn her loss. “I’m sorry to share that, sadly like a lot of people’s mums and dads right now in these days of Covid, my mum …

Billionaire Richard Branson aims to sell his transatlantic airline – which has been grounded by the coronavirus outbreak after seeking £500m government bail out Billionaire Richard Branson is desperate to offload Virgin Atlantic and is seeking a buyer for the airline by May. Branson is seeking a buyer to save the airline from collapse after a taxpayer bailout proved beyond …

Former U.S. president Barack Obama is trying some new and dangerous water sports that the Hawaii native had to miss out on for safety reasons while serving in the White House.