Virgin Galactic: space tourism takes off with Branson's inaugural flight
- Written by Louis Brennan, Professor of Business Studies, Trinity College Dublin
Virgin Galactic takes off.Virgin GalacticWith British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s successful flight to the edge of space, he and his company Virgin Galactic have firmly established themselves in the history books as space tourism pioneers.
While not the first tourist to enter space, 70-year-old Branson is the first to make his journey...