Richard Branson – What is Virgin Galactic?
Complete video at: fora.tv British entrepreneur and Chairman of Virgin Group Ltd. Sir Richard Branson discusses plans for his company Virgin Galactic, and speculates on the future of space tourism. —– Bob Schieffer interviews Richard Branson at the 2007 Aspen Ideas Festival. Some of the most inspired and provocative thinkers, writers, artists, business people, teachers and other leaders drawn from myriad fields and from across the country and around the world all gathered in a single place – to teach, speak, lead, question, and answer at the 2006 Aspen Ideas Festival. Throughout the week, they all interacted with an audience of thoughtful people who stepped back from their day-to-day routines to delve deeply into a world of ideas, thought, and discussion. Richard Branson is founder and chairman of the UK-based Virgin Group, Ltd., which includes international music megastores and companies in air travel, mobile communications, finance, retail, music, Internet, drinks, railroad, and hotels and leisure, with approximately 200 businesses and brands in more than 30 countries and revenues exceeding .2 billion. The award-winning Virgin Atlantic Airways, which he formed in 1984, is now the second largest British long-haul international airline. In addition to his business activities, Sir Richard is a trustee of several charities, including the Virgin Healthcare Foundation, a leading health care charity that has raised over £100 million. Virgin Galactic is a company owned and …
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What we are seeing here are the ambitions of a true visionary. A visionary that wants to use the market for innovation as a way of putting such discretion into the hands of the many.
This man deserves far more credit and attention than those that killed a teacher on national television.
nort to 3500 mph in 10 seconds??? as jeremy clarkson would say “POWEsdsfafl”
he had a stroke near the end there…
@ih8u2be nope, theres probably a shitter tho.
they are pretty much planes that go into space
I wonder if a SpaceShip would have proper medical quarters…
We have people with dreams within themselves and people with dreams getting into practice and transform it into reality with supporting the masses to grow and reach the perfect height across the globe. So i would really wish best of my best wishes the people with strategies and vision to transform their dreams into reality.
How come for every 1 Branson we get 10 Hitlers, 20 Rothchilds, 40 Rockefellers, and 1000 George Bushes?
sucker
200k is not alot of money and it will get cheaper. It’s alot if it’s just a vatication for many it’s much closer to a pilgramage. Just think the number of retired high school physics teachers who are willing to remortage their homes for a chance to touch the sky.
@js21392 You are so right
Where do I sign up! Forget NASA. Go Virgin! Lets get off this planet. Time for humans to move out into space. There is no other self aware intelligent life in the universe. We are it. Time to boldly go.
Only 200,000? That’s on my bucket list. The opportunity to go into space seems amazing.
@ufosrhear21 As if they will offer Branson money…. Hes one of the richest blokes. We all know he will turn that down! lol
moon landing was fake its a satalite thats why they faked it.
Richard has said before, “the price is very high, but as the rich keep spending money of these flights, the price will drop. it has to be high now, so that it may be cheap in the future.”
Hey Richard…..be prepared to face serious threats from secret underground goons if you plan on sending common folk into space. They know that ufo’s are easily seen just outside our orbit. They don’t want people seeing them and having the truth downright exposed. My guess is they will pay you a boatload of money for you to cancel this project. Let’s see if this idea really comes true.
Sir Richard, team up with George Lucas and make it come real. Hotels in Space.
Is this the cunt that threw water in Colbert’s face?
FANTASTIC, AWESOME, I hope this project has all that it requires and more to succeed!
he shocked the room!
I wouldnt get into a tin can and go into the big black yonder if you payed me. Fuck that.
i think if i can help it, i will be working for this man one day!
Hey all keep posting on all of my partners youtubes.
I am called the Idolmaker by Richard
I will be in 2013 the Prez of america & Pot will be very legal
Google Idolmaker bootstrap fisher & tell all to check out the youtubes of me & always the comments. Start with Jeff Fisher addresses the world 3 & Jeff fisher addrssses the world part one & spread it globally. Please its time for all the Boys to come home so Jane & I can get some time at Necker island doing a lot of necking,touching & hugging
Dont let the price overwhelm you. No way in hell I could ever afford that much either but keep in mind that cellphones were once only an extravagance that the rich and corporations could afford to use. Now everyone has one. Let the Rich fund this early on so it can become mainstream. It may not be perfect but its the best we got for now.
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