Richard Branson

Richard Branson
Branson in 2015
Born	Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (1950-07-18) 18 July 1950 (age 74) London, England
Occupation	businessman

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English businessman.

He is the chairman of the Virgin Group, a group of companies including Virgin Atlantic Airways and Virgin Records. Branson started Virgin people, a private company that is trying to get people in space. According to Forbes, Branson was the 245th richest person in the world in 2008.^[2]

Branson is adventurous and has sporting achievements, he flew around the world in a hot air balloon where he nearly got killed.^[3][4]

On 11 July 2021, Branson flew to space, reaching a peak altitude of 53.5 miles (86.1 km) as part of a test flight for his company, Virgin Galactic.^[5][6] The mission lasted approximately one hour.^[7][8]

1. ↑ "#1 Richard Branson". Forbes. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
2. ↑ #245 Richard Branson. Forbes. Accessed 23 August 2008.
3. ↑ "Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight".
4. ↑ "Richard Branson News - TRT World".
5. ↑ "Richard Branson successfully completes flight to space with Virgin Galactic". The Independent. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
6. ↑ "Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship". AP NEWS. 2021-07-11. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
7. ↑ "Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson rockets to the edge of space". BBC News. 11 July 2021.
8. ↑ "Virgin Galactic will launch billionaire Richard Branson into space today. Here's how to watch it live". Space.com. 11 July 2021.