Richard Branson becomes first billionaire in space - a podcast by RNZ

Billionaire Richard Branson has fulfilled a lifelong dream - and set the path for commercial space flights.
The British entrepreneur flew to space aboard a rocket-powered vehicle developed by his space tourism company, Virgin Galactic.
In a live broadcast during the vehicle's descent, he called the trip, "an experience of a lifetime".
It was a test flight - but his company is aiming to start commercial flights with paying customers in 2022.
Space.com editor Tariq Malik spoke to Corin Dann.

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