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Richard Branson: 'Thousands' will go to space soon

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Nearly two years after a fatal accident, Virgin Galactic launched its first successful test flight in September. Now, Richard Branson, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are racing to send tourists to space.

Posted December 2, 2016

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