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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 423

Richard Branson

The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity and mothership separate as they fly way above Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021 on the way to the cosmos. (Patrick T. FALLON / AFP)
July 11, 2021, 7:05 pm
British billionaire Richard Branson reaches edge of space in own rocket
Entrepreneur blasts off from a base in New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel, returns to earth safely
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and Marcia Dunn
This May 29, 2018, photo made available by Virgin Galactic shows the company's VSS Unity on its second supersonic flight. (Virgin Galactic via AP)
July 11, 2021, 1:35 pm
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson to blast into space on rocket plane
Thrill-seeking billionaire to be joined by five company employees assigned to test flight; craft set to launch Sunday and soar high above New Mexico desert
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and Marcia Dunn
Virgin Atlantic founder Richard Branson touches down at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel with CEO Shai Weiss. (Courtesy Virgin)
October 24, 2019, 2:55 pm
After feting Virgin’s maiden voyage, Branson to meet with Israel space industry
Flamboyant travel company founder Sir Richard Branson says he’s wide open for Startup Nation pitches during brief Israel stay
By Jenni Frazer
Richard Branson kiss the ground as he arrive to Ben Gurion airport to inaugurate the start of Virgin Atlantic airline in Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
October 24, 2019, 5:01 am
Visiting Israel, Virgin’s Branson calls Brexit ‘saddest’ event for UK since WWII
Flamboyant Virgin Group founder kisses the ground after landing in Tel Aviv to inaugurate new flight and vacation packages
By AP
Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours an innovation gallery of Saudi Arabian technology, including an exhibit by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, during a visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., March 24, 2018. (Josh Reynolds/AP Images for KAUST)
October 30, 2018, 5:57 pm
Saudi ties to US colleges come under mounting scrutiny
Federal data shows that at least $354 million from the Riyadh government or institutions it controls has flowed to 37 American schools since 2011
By Collin Binkley and CHAD DAY
British billionaire Richard Branson visits a Zumba Step dance class at Virgin installations in Madrid, Spain, December 10, 2003. (AP Photo/Abraham Caro Marin, file)
October 12, 2018, 3:29 pm
Global business leaders suspend ties with Saudi Arabia
Pressure grows on Riyadh to explain fate of missing regime critic Jamal Khashoggi
By DANICA KIRKA
Inventor Elon Musk. (CC BY Heisenberg Media/Wikipedia)
September 27, 2016, 9:44 pm
Elon Musk unveils plan for Mars ‘city’
Undaunted by rocket explosion, SpaceX aims for self-sustaining human presence on the red planet, and a ‘fun’ trip over
By Laurent THOMET and Kerry SHERIDAN
The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo rocket separates from the carrier aircraft prior to it exploding in the air during a test flight on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. (photo credti: AP/Kenneth Brown)
November 1, 2014, 7:13 pm
Federal inspectors arrive to investigate spacecraft crash
Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson says despite explosion that killed pilot, injured another, ‘we will persevere and move forward’
By brian melley
This image from video by KABC TV Los Angeles shows wreckage of what is believed to be SpaceShipTwo in Southern California's Mojave Desert on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014. A Virgin Galactic space tourism rocket exploded after taking off on a test flight, a witness said Friday. (photo credit: AP Photo/KABC TV)
October 31, 2014, 10:54 pm
Richard Branson’s spacecraft for tourists explodes on test flight
One pilot killed, another seriously injured as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo disintegrates, crashes in California desert
By brian melley and Justin Pritchard
Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah delivers a speech during the official ceremony of the implementation of Sharia Law in Bandar Seri Begawan on April 30, 2014. (photo credit: AFP)
May 5, 2014, 11:44 am
Celebrities shun Brunei-owned hotels over sharia law
Out-of-wedlock pregnancies and failure to attend prayers carry jail sentences; soon, floggings and amputations for robbery
By AFP
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