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    1. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 11 Jul 2021

      Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson is poised to blast off for space. The thrill-seeking billionaire is taking part in a brief test flight of his space tourism company's winged rocket ship.http://apne.ws/5o2AaoH 

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    2. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 11 Jul 2021

      Billionaire Richard Branson has taken off for space. His Virgin Galactic plane is being carried by a twin-fuselage aircraft. The plan is to have it detach at about 8 miles up, fire its rocket engine and pierce the edge of space about 55 miles up.http://apne.ws/8hf3nTh 

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    3. The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 11 Jul 2021

      BREAKING: Billionaire adventurer Richard Branson has reached space aboard his own winged rocket ship.http://apne.ws/zysGj7Z 

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      The Associated Press‏Verified account @AP 11 Jul 2021

      Richard Branson is back on Earth after becoming the first person to blast off in his own spaceship. Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert.http://apne.ws/nwPNV0D 

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        1. Mortifus‏ @JodosGoat 11 Jul 2021
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          not space

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        1. sleighter kivvey‏ @kivbot 11 Jul 2021
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          nobody cares

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        2. IAH — ∞time - J♡  🧢‏ @mea_mark 11 Jul 2021
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          It was an ego trip for Branson and kind of ho-hum for most of us on Earth. I hope he had fun.

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        3. WORMLEY‏ @dworms86 11 Jul 2021
          Replying to @mea_mark @AP

          Met him in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma wiped out a good chunk of the Caribbean. He was very busy organizing humanitarian aid and trying to set up rescue missions for folks still stuck in the Virgin Islands. I was down there flying relief missions, he was a very humble man.

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        1. skeleton jelly‏ @DerekKVayle 11 Jul 2021
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          people are starving richard

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        1. Jay Pase‏ @J_M_0_N 11 Jul 2021
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          History made.https://twitter.com/J_M_0_N/status/1414250720048594948?s=20 …

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          space travel GIF by The New Yorker
          Jay Pase @J_M_0_N
          MEGA Congratulations to @richardbranson & @virgingalactic you've made history today 🥳 What an awesome milestone that I followed from concept (drooling over the Popular Mechanics articles) to fruition. Experiencing it with my family watching #Unity22 🚀live was truly awesome 😌 pic.twitter.com/hO9ficbTo3
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        1. Gregory Dopp‏ @GregoryDopp 11 Jul 2021
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          too bad real men did it first. nasa and Russia for the win

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        2. Ajay Kumar‏ @CaptAKJ 11 Jul 2021
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          53 miles, is that really 'space'!?. Anyways lots of publicity..

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        3. Malcolm Tucker‏ @gorbalsgoebbels 11 Jul 2021
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          53 miles vertically is quite high.

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        1. Dr. Arjan Harjani‏ @arjan_harjani 11 Jul 2021
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          Truly fantastic! Balance of potential and kinetic energy in action- so smooth and looked flawless, thanks for brilliant engineering and plans. CONGRATULATIONS! to all involved in this mission.

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