Billionaire Richard Branson launched a Virgin Galactic vessel destined for the edge of space from a facility in New Mexico on Sunday, hoping to kickstart the budding space tourism sector.
There will be dozens of 'founder astronauts' at the launch on Sunday, who acquired a ticket to journey to space in the earliest years after the Virgin Group was founded.
Former 82 year old US pilot Willie Funk, will join Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the space flight. According to the company's announcement, the owner of the company, Jeff Bezos,