Exclusive: Richard Branson Talks About His Historic Space Flight
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- Sir Richard Branson and his fellow astronaut Sirisha Bandla are live in the TODAY studio to speak exclusively about their historic flight to the edge of space over the weekend aboard Virgin Galactic’s Unity spacecraft. “This flight was 17 years in the making,” Branson says. “It was just a dream come true for all of us.”
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#RichardBranson #SpaceRace #VirginGalactic
Love this man. Love the way he puts his life in perspective the way he explains things. A nice smile.
He's definitely one of the more likeable billionaires out there.
he is so confident that he will live another 25 years. sounds like Mr. Weyland. he might build a starship to find immortality out there
😂😂😂 Best joke of the day .
Why not be confident? Rolling stones don't gather moss.....
@@DetroitFettyghost rolling stones stops rolling eventually, unless its rolling in space.
@@aditya_saha yes....but he's only trying to roll his stone 25 more years so forever isn't and wasn't even mentioned or insulated ❤️🙏✔️
That’s dope I love alien
Wow I’ve always admired him. Talk about living your best life. He’s so positive too. Congratulations to Richard & his team. A truly incredible man.
Lol
Incredible con man great guy.
A tax dodging billionaire who through lobbyists uses your money to fly to space. Oh yes, such a humble good guy🙄
@@truthandthelight4041 how is he a con man?
His company Virgin Airlines ask their employees to take 8 weeks leave without pay during the pandemic then turned around and lobbied the government for over one billion dollars bailout from his mansion in the Virgin Islands but where did that bailout money come from taxes? He hasn’t paid taxes since he moved too the virgin islands 14 years ago. I wonder who’s taxes bailed out his company then...Then maybe a year later at the most he just flies too space in his own spaceship? I guess the question would be what is your definition of a lobbyist and what is your definition of a con man.
💜🌙🌟 Most Excellent!
I admire Sir Richard's Zest for Life and Exploration.
@just another human
What is he lying about?
Or is it just your nature to be negative? To each his own.
@just another human
I'm sorry. I just cannot take your comment seriously. I do not believe in flat earth myths.
@@lillyboldlyshewhispers7145 ignore flat earther. Branson is a tax dodging billionaire who through lobbyists uses your tax money to travel to space. These people are con artists. How about he uses that money(that's not his) to feed the hungry instead of launching his egomanical self into space? Unbelievable
I remember feeling inspired by his enthusiasm for life back in 2010, and thought I was still pretty young compared to him (60 then) so I had no excuses.
@@dave9547 And how many people could he feed exactly? And for how long? There are more underlying causes to hunger that need addressed and more effective ways to help solve world hunger. What are you doing about it exactly?
Dear Richard Branson, please launch flat-earthers into Outer Space for free and leave them up there.
hahahahaha
Caption reads “From the Edge of Space.” If there’s an edge then it’s flat. If space is flat, the earth is flat. Magic
So there is no carbon footprint. So we want to drive petrol cars.
That sounds like a good idea
@@MegaJuices You better believe it😉👍
Such a genuine person.. Doesn't sound fake like bezos.
Look out, British, but Bezos is already routinely taking real tourists into real Outer Space, one recent space tourist being William Shatner. Musk might do it. Your Branson won't, the way he(?) didn't make it out of Earths Atmosphere here, either, but will probably tell people he(?) did, the way you British always do.
I just have to say,that was awesome
They put him on the show for going in to space. Then criticize him for going in to space.
They did NOT go to "Outer Space" they simply were as high as you can go in our atmosphere.
He didn't technically go to space
50 MLS from earth. So what......??
That's MSM, ( NBC) = NO BODY CARES .
@@kaypee4704 National Black Channel I was told by some black folk in my town..... had no explanation but it was interesting lol
Everyday we're closer to the movie "Elysium"
Not necessarily, every technology when time goes, it too goes to 'mass market' - quotes intended. There is a lot of need for the space fabrication i.e. - loss-less optic fiber ZBLAN that is produced only in space, and is used both in medicine - endoscopes - and you do not need signal boosters when laying down ocean cable. This is just first 'immediate' need for production capacity in space. I mean NOW! Guess where this produced in space ZBLAN is used ? Well ... yes on Earth.
I feel bro.
Haven't send the movie time to go watch
Surely looks like it brother
What’s it about please? Worth a watch?
@@severusfloki5778
Yes it is... unless you have a b***h telling you it's not...
Excuse my language
Thus, Sir Richard Branson became the first billionaire to go to space and none of the other billionaires can ever take that from him. Impressive guy to have company focused on pioneering such efforts and putting himself in possible danger by taking part in these virgin space flights at 70+ years of age.
@RockAndRollOne This news story and my comment are about the scientific and engineering achievement of Virgin Galactic Unity spacecraft having a successful maiden voyage. Neither have anything to do with flat-Earth bozos or and whatever else you are being triggered by.
I can't wait to see Wally Funk's reaction to her flight with Jeff, she was denied the chance over an over until now, her story and experience will be legendary
Yeah, but...Bezos. Ew.
Now that might be a bit " historic " ;-D
Dreamers rule the world straight ahead.
You gotta love people like him who don’t care about money and only care about everyone having the same experience, he’ll be a legend.
You’re an absolute fool to think this is not all about profit. It is.
This flight seems more easy than the blue origin one
Probably 1/5 of the price as well
Both are faked. Easy to spot. Filmed inside a Parabolic flight
he is genuine person... and down the earth and have things in common. vary positive and no limitations.
After watching Blue Origin. i have more respect for Richard and what his team did. Thank you Richard!!!!!!
It's a dream come true for Sir Richard Branson.
A dream come true for Richard and for us all.....this is the start of a new era for us all....a holiday trip to space.....can't wait
It's an inspiration.
Richard Branson & YES Theory is the Collab we need since they both live by pretty much the same idea/motto which is saying "YES" to new adventures/risk's.
No. We need much more than this. The private sector alone cannot do great world changing things. The financial burden is too high. We need to pull together as a society to do great things. How do I know? Because the American space program did this sixty years ago. It's old news. If we rely solely on oligarchs to progress technological advancements, then this is what we can expect. To go backwards, as we have since the moon landings. The private sector has its place. But to rely on it alone is to stagnate. Still don't believe me? Then check out China. They may be currently behind America, but because they do big things as a society, they are catching up fast.
@@andrewthomas695 Although I agree with you 100%, what you said has nothing to do with what I was referring to.
Congratulations🎉🎊
Such a great answer by SRB in response to the criticism.
I can't wait for flat earthers response 🤣🤣
Me, too. Let's launch them into Outer Space.
It didn't happen. It is a hoax.
presenter: good luck!
Sir Richard: Oh darling good luck to you, you're wasting your life in a tv studio.
Bandla sirisha 🧚♀🧚♀🧚♀🧚♀🧚♀
We are cheering you on!!!!
Branson with all his achievements looks like a humble guy
Branson is a tax dodging billionaire who through lobbying gets you to pay for his f'ing space trip.
Stop sucking up to the people who make u do their slave work so they can stay rich. Open your eyes
Probably he is shrewd that's why he's where he is right now
@@emue229 a shrewd conman. You love them huh. Good on ya mate
@@emue229 the delusion. You should care about yourself way more hun. You’re being played and you’re just loving it
When you're a billionaire and you can afford a flight outside earth. Meanwhile I can even afford to buy a ticket back home. 🥲
Congratulations 🥳
Hard work pays of 🙏
Bravo Richard 👍😎
I love everything about Richard Branson, he is so adventurous, so alive…
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Just love Sir Richard's zest!!!
So cool, so great that he can do this!! Awesome! After seeing the fun - I would do it, I would fly out just to see the earth from above!
Would be epic
Let’s enter the competition we can go together 🙂😅
amazing
Amazing! He seems so happy.
what happens when you are a passenger on the Lolita Express
Actually going to space and seeing how beautiful vivid colored earth, maybe will transform the millionaires and that's how it will be understood how fragile it is.
@Mekehl yep...demon possession won't stop because of a lil rocket ride !
You know on the NASA site how they described the picture of earth? A composite image (a series of created pictures pieced together), then they wrapped it around a ball, then they integrated the clouds, ocean, and landmasses to *match people's expectations of what earth should look like from space* lol
I mean it's right from the horses mouth lol. Nah, why bother taking a photograph to prove what earth looks like, when instead you can create a bunch of drawings, plaster them together, wrap them around the ball, then add clouds, landmasses, and oceans to match people's expectations LOL
Not sure what's more funny, the fact NASA has this right on their website tell you how they created the picture of earth, or the fact people still think earth looks like a ball lol
@@Brii.Z what
I appreciate your positivism sabih but doubt their going up there will make a dent to save the Earth, they do it because they can and show it as their new trophy. Not sure about you but people like me are the ones who have to make sure things don't get worse, that is everyday folks.
Plenty of them already understand and are doing things about it. lol Not all rich people are evil.
simply amazing.
Owsome
It seems like the billionaires are checking boxes off of their bucket lists.
Ye he definitely ticked off the “sue the NHS” box. Oh and the cry and beg for the government to bail him out last year box
And so should we
@@charlotte4959 Most all of them do seem to have that narcissism-greed trait. It is really interesting that they are willing to push and others are far too often willing to yield.
Bill gates solved covid, now Branson’s solving climate change. What’s Jeff doing?
@@charlotte4959 The government didn't bail *him* out.
Why do people fall for this blatant self publicist. He doesn’t pay a penny in U.K. taxes. When he had a car accident several years ago who did he call upon? The police, the fire brigade, the NHS. Who paid for all of this. You, me, the workaday little people who can’t afford to hide away on a Caribbean island. He turns my stomach
Plandemic escape practice
That’s all this really is
We won’t see 2025
Insult him all you want, that he was 30,000 feet below the Karman line, that its a gimmick. But anyone on that flight would have thought it was an insane journey. Literally on the edge of space, that is amazing and beyond belief for a commercial aircraft.
Nice space teem .i wish More explore the universe ..👍🏼🤩
Not exclusive....he's been on every other chanel.
Yes, he is still the king of self promotion..
Hey. Didn't the American space program do this about sixty years ago?
Yes
It could have gone so wrong, but luckily it didn't 👏🏻
It is risky indeed. Thankfully everything went smoothly. We forget how dangerous space is until we have a horrific accident. Hopefully when humans become more and more used to space flights, we'll get less and less accidents. I mean, we are now at a point where civilians can go to space. Crazy awesome times!
When the first flight was made, everyone said it is a rich man's game. I just think people are jealous they can't afford it.
This guy should not have to justify spending his billions on anything...he earned it. Just because someone is rich, it doesn't mean they owe the world anything. Plus, like he said, his business employs tons of people. Let's look at politicians who are not earning their money...like just getting rich off of tax dollars. What have they been doing personally?
I must admit... I have quite a CRUSH on Sirisha
Great , Congratulations
I love this man so much!!
I will meet him one day and we will do business together!
Pandemic profiteers, pillaging pedestrian people.
Never
I hav..seen him on the beach by himself ask for a picture..hes cool
@@CarmenHernandez-cc6kz i have👍
@@davidsedano26 will that good for you for me there’s no need to meet him at all,i don’t care 🤷♀️ he a famous rich man.
What a beautiful scene of God’s creation. He seems like a super cool and humble dude!
God had nothing to do with it God is not real
@@masterofpuppets5072 We don't need the neckbeard atheist comments.
@Drizzt So you're one of those neckbeard incels too?
@@ct92404 how about PROVING God created it...?
@Drizzt You're not intelligent. You're just a fatalist and narcissistic, and feel it's your job to shove your beliefs down everyone's throats.
I loved the question about tackling other more important problems, like environmental issues, saving this planet, saving lives...
wow!
Give Richard Branson credit, he’s not afraid to lose his life or his wealth for his adventures....He’s living his life.
Be that as it may...it's not very exciting
@@jkvelasquez84 It's far more exciting than the lives of at least 99.99% of people in the world.
What a life! How cool it is to be rich and the world will just be the playground. This is what I mean when money does buy happiness. Hoping I will be rich too, sooner in God's will.
I agree with you, but I don't believe in the God's Will Part.
God says no
Yeah, go further, you will get it.
Well done . 👏 salute to you. He just make many people dreams come true. Anyone can go space.
Yeah if you got 55 million dollars. These people are tax dodging con artists🙄
😂😂😂the delusion that u think these rich guys care about u
Not mine
Very well said 🤩⭐️👍
I can see both sides of why he did it versus why that money could've been better spent elsewhere. Ultimately the innovation will help multiple industries. Look at how the original space race affected our tech. This could as well.
Yep, not to mention Governments have way more resources than these guys and are the ones responsible for equality.
Absolutelt future travelling will be through re-entry technology and it saves time and improve businesses around the world and may be inter planetay trabelling also via space stations and colonizing Mars and Astroids !
As an astrologer I love that the first thing he said was that he has a friendly store that seems to bring him home. It’s true. Would love to do his birth chart.
Sounds like he has a June birthday
I meant a friendly star obviously just realized I made a typo 😂
@@elianenicole1008 auto correct is a B sometimes
THANK YOU RICK, I AM HAPPY YOU MADE IT TO SPACE, WHO CARES
We r very thankful to richard sir and very proud that our indian that too telugu people getting this opportunity and really so excited god bless u shirisha lots of love frm hyderabadian
She's American and probably doesn't know telugu though and might have or may marry some white guy( not that there's anything wrong with it), but still it's good that You are proud of our country.
@@naraendrareddy273 she was Born in india, spend her early childhood in India and later moved to us, so i guess she was an India citizen and know to speak her mothertounge.
🇮🇳💝🇺🇸
*why would I pay 250k to barely go into space? When I can experience the same feeling for free watching it on TH-cam*
@@andy0h309 Both are just experiences, which feel the same give or take
@@naraendrareddy273 you could literally say that for everything that exists. Being there in person instead usually is much better than just seeing it on tv or your phone or something.
@@jonk1370 exactly. For those who don’t understand, ever been to a UFC event or really any other sporting event in person with tons of fans? I have and it’s MUCH different/better than watching in on TV. I could see the same with going into space versus looking at photos or watching a video of someone doing it.
Just love you sir
Am also proud ti this because am an indian and also from kerala ..our man santhosh George kulangara is going to space with virgin galactic
Find pride in your own achievements.You being an Indian is not something you have accomplished.You just happened to be born in India.What if you were born in some other country.So get over your false sense of national pride and find pride in your own achievements rather than someone else's.Grow up.
Wait did she say he is turning 71 soon? All this time I was thinking he must be in his 50s. Even though I was wondering his pic with Margaret Thecher and was thinking how this guy can be that old. 😳🙌🏼
Great achievement.. and proud of our indian telugu girl..
Correction: Indian American/Indian origin Telugu girl
Really ' Simply The Best!'
From Andhra Pradesh, India...telugu...
Love RB.
You introduced Sirisha as a Space Tourist instead of Astronaut 😁
why should this man be criticized for fulfilling his dream in the middle of the pandemic? it's his money and he did not create this chaos. yet it appears he has helped charity organizations. just set the envy aside and be happy that he is enjoying what's his.
And it's not just his dream - the whole point of it is to start a commercial spaceflight industry so that eventually the public will be able to go to space. A LOT of people have dreamed of that, including me. The original prototype for Virgin Galactic's spacecraft was called SpaceshipOne and it was built by a small company in California. The inventor, Burt Rutan, wanted to make spaceflight available to the public. That was his dream and has been the whole point since the very beginning.
th-cam.com/video/GIUtc9IkdX8/w-d-xo.html
Totally agree with you Luis! Some of our society is just constantly envious and salty. If only people would "Live and let live" for God's sake, then the world would be so much better. I'm happy for Richard Branson. He made something possible when everyone said no it's not. True legend! He deserves to celebrate. I've met him too and he's the nicest human being. Real gentleman.
@@hzghuman I've been dreaming my entire life of one day being able to go to space, to be able to look down and see Earth as the beautiful planet it truly is. And thanks to Burt Rutan and Richard Branson, there is now at least a real CHANCE that someday I'll be able to. I love NASA, but they were never going to take civilian passengers. For regular people like us, this might someday be OUR chance.
@@ct92404 You're right! Now we all have a chance at it and it's a big game changer.
@@ct92404 oh man so much many needed for a space flight
That's great sir Richard Branson
Great to shrisha wih great Branson.History has been created today. Never saw before this event.
How is this an exclusive interview?
well i didn't watch any other interviews post-flight so it's exclusive to me
@@treefiddytwoo You didn't watch Colbert last night then? There have been several at other places. Maybe by exclusive they mean he's exclusively talking to them at that moment in time.
@@veemacks7255 i answered your question in my previous comment.
Its good to travel in the space so that people may realize how kind merciful and wise the Almighty Creator is who has created this universe so nicely.
@insipidhermit
I wish you say "yes" at certain stage of your life when there will not be enough time to remember me.
Wish all the best.
well done Richard
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What an amazing company to work for.
3:07... Her expression says it all.
That's one of his many b*t**es
Beautiful view right
@@waterproof4403 but you haven't even seen it.
@@Apocalypse-ff5ut its my dream brother
@@waterproof4403 f*** your dream
She is beautiful!!! Richard, such an inspiration!!!!! You are truly a hero. Thank you!!!
We love sir branson
Amazing.....👍👍👍👍
Branson should be an inspiration to all billionaires.
All those haters wished they had the opportunity to be up there. What they fail to realize is that this is the first step for us to reach space on a personal level. This is great news!
We are heroes🌎😘😘😘😘
Great man space man💐
Would of been nice to hear more of what was the science experiment but ignoring that very awesome young lady ain't better then knowing that old dudes age 👎
People, They did NOT go to "Outer Space" they simply were as high as you can go in our atmosphere.
You are absolutely correct!
Legend
What does the Tom Cruise movie have to do with this?
What is keeping them from launching a couple of these a month, it's been a year?
Branson didn't go to space. Space officially starts at 100km. He went to 80km.
If you can see earth through your window, you're in space.
@@destiny2560 looking out my house window now..... no can't see the earth: not in space.
@Ministry Propragranda Can you see the whole sphere (earth) from outside your window?
Best comedy show ever
Katy is awesome
Sirisha, proud of u
Why is everyone saying that Branson went into space? He didn't. He went very high up, to the edge of the atmosphere. But that's NOT space.
Exactly, But This was all Propaganda BS th-cam.com/video/6G4udHtgJYo/w-d-xo.html
@@BIENLEBONJOURDANDRE Exactly... Zero G flight drop BS!
I lived to see the day when space tourism is possible. Bezos is also going up in a few days. I expect in the next few years we'll see many civilians going to space and sharing their space videos on social media.
Amazing stuff.
It I’ll never happen.
Sounds like a nightmare. You must love the rich people photos on the gram.
Wowww💕💖💖💓❣️💞
Tell him to be my sponsor, so that i can achieve more like him
Why do so many billionaires want to escape the planet? I feel like 2020 and 2021 is a James Bond plot
You know whats historic? Now he makes money with space rides lol
It will be cool if someday , we are able to make a trip accessible for people just like flying to other countries, back when the airplane ✈ was in it infant stage nobody would of imagine how accessible traveling to different countries on a airplane in 2021 is
From selling records in tiny shop to flying in space impressive progression