United States: Champagne flows, cheering guests and nominated singers Grammy Khalid debuted: British billionaire Richard Branson threw himself a party in the desert to mark the first flight to be successful into space.
The eccentric Septuagenarian founder of Virgin Galactic arrived before dawn at Spaceport America, was built largely in his initiative, in the US state of Mexico.
The sun rises on the building’s futuristic glass facade, which is located in an area that offers 340 good weather days per year.
The small crowd was invited, grilling in hot sun, cheering when the plane crew went up to the black SUV and headed for the rocket, which was sitting at the end of the lane 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles). On the boat is Branson, two pilots and three other Virgin Galactic employees.
Also in hand, although it is not visible by the camera, the founder of SpaceX Elon Musk, another billionaire with galaxy aspirations.
A Tiktok star, a celebrity television presenter and a Canadian astronaut is among those who are ready, ready to comment on important events.
After the launch, a large carrier plane rises by air for about 50 minutes. Guests take refuge under the white tent, eat past Hors d’Oeuvres while children run.
But they immediately rushed back to watch the main program: the spacecraft was released from the plane, turned on the engine for supersonic climbing to shout the joy of the observer of the earth bound on earth.
“Welcome to space!” The commentator announced a few minutes later, just before the ship started his offspring.
Branson’s face filled the big screen, flowing from the rocket: “I have been a child with a dream, staring at the stars. Now I am an adult on a spaceship!” He said to many people.
Free wings and tickets
When the ship returned to earth, Khalid got on stage. Millions of listeners who are set to listen to their latest song debut, “New Normal” – wink to tourism in the front room.
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After the landing was finished and the rocket was only parked a few meters from the stage, Branson arrived.
After hugging his family, he stepped over the platform to give their astronaut wings, the official Federal flight administration pin shaped like wings to symbolize their new status as an astronaut.
Branson then opened the champagne, freely squirting himself and his crew before drinking it directly from the bottle.
The Extrummate Showman, he also launched the competition for space fans to win two free tickets on Virgin Galactic flights through the Omze website – and SpacePort America tour.
“I promised a lot of chocolate,” he joked, compared himself to Willy Wonka, Roald Dahl’s character. “We are here to make (spaces) can be accessed by all.”
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