Richard Branson says it's the "dawn of a new space age" after he flew to the edge of space in his own Virgin Galactic spacecraft.
It was the company's first test flight with a full crew, and it rocketed more than 50 miles above the Earth before gliding back safely to the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.
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It was the company's first test flight with a full crew, and it rocketed more than 50 miles above the Earth before gliding back safely to the runway at Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Our US Correspondent Jagruti Dave reports.
{Begins with audio}
In: "Three...two...one..."
Out: "...up to 250 thousand dollars."
Dur: 55 sec
Clip: http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0711Branson-jd.mp3