Blast off! Richard Branson successfully flies to the edge of space | LiveNOW from FOX

Watch the exact moment the space ship detached from the mother shop to launch Sir Richard Branson to the edge of space. Branson is one of a handful of billionaires in the world, and the newest member of an even more exclusive club. Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Group, become one of roughly 600 people to leave the Earth’s atmosphere when he flew to the edge of space on board a Virgin Galactic aircraft on July 11, 2021.