I thought this was a joke (or fiction) when I initially saw this ... but seriously, it's for REAL. See what a billionaire can do! Sir Richard Branson you crazy nutter!!

"Virgin Galactic's suborbital spaceship, Enterprise, has made its first solo test flight, in California. The spaceship was carried to an altitude of 45,000ft (13,700m) by an aeroplane and then dropped to glide back to the Mojave Air and Space Port.

Enterprise will soon be taking people prepared to pay $200,000 (£126,000) on short hops above the atmosphere. The British billionaire behind the project, Sir Richard Branson, was on hand to witness the drop test. "This was one of the most exciting days in the whole history of Virgin," the entrepreneur said."

Source: BBC

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