Richard Branson, the man behind the Virgin brand made his childhood dreams come true when he took off in his Virgin Galactic space plane.

The supersonic aircraft, seating 6 people left at the crack of dawn sending its passengers more than 50 miles into the sky.

It continues the string of private companies seeking the stars in what could make space travel a thing of the future for you and I.

Editor for spaceinfo.com.au Johnathan Nalley joins John Stanley to discuss the flight and what it means for commercial space travel.

Richard Branson, the man behind the Virgin brand made his childhood dreams come true when he took off in his Virgin Galactic space plane.
The supersonic aircraft, seating 6 people left at the crack of dawn sending its passengers more than 50 miles into the sky.
It continues the string of private companies seeking the stars in what could make space travel a thing of the future for you and I.
Editor for spaceinfo.com.au Johnathan Nalley joins John Stanley to discuss the flight and what it means for commercial space travel.

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