Richard Branson wants to be the first 'space billionaire' to actually travel to space

Richard Branson, the thrill-seeking British billionaire, founded Virgin Galactic in 2004 on the promise that a privately developed spacecraft would make it possible for hundreds of people to become astronauts, no NASA training required. And if a 2,500-mile-per-hour ride to the edge of space sounded off-putting, Branson also pledged to take the journey himself before letting paying customers on board.

source https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/06/tech/richard-branson-virgin-galactic-space-scn/index.html