Richard Branson's Inspiring Message from Space for Future Dreamers Goes Viral: 'To All You Kids'.
The space flight on Sunday featured five of Branson's Virgin colleagues, two of whom are pilots, in addition to the 71-year-old. The shuttle broke through the United States' recognised space barrier, reaching an altitude of 86 kilometres. According to the news agency AFP, everyone on board the VSS Unity felt weightless for a few minutes.