Billionaire adrenaline junkie Richard Branson has gone and done it again and this time he and his company are about to make some serious history. Up until now, space flight has been reserved only for astronauts and if you've got a little disposable income (or a LOT) you'll be able to take a trip as a civilian up unto space and back again as soon as next year (2014)! So, crack open your checkbook and cut a check for $250K and bid the earth goodbye, or just watch from the ground like the rest of us... Watch the latest flight test!

 

 

 

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Makes First Powered Flight

If I ever could have one beer with any celebrity of my choosing I'd pick Richard Branson. He's got to be by far one of the coolest company owners, and one of the coolest rich dude on the face of the planet.

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