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<p>Branson took off aboard SpaceShipTwo Unity Sunday morning from Spaceport America in New Mexico.</p>

Missed Richard Branson's first flight to the edge of space? Watch it here

"Welcome to the dawn of a new space age," the Virgin Galactic founder says.

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Branson takes flight, Black Widow takes $215M

In today's top stories, Richard Branson completes his flight aboard Virgin Galactic, Black Widow's box office takings are announced and Conor McGregor loses in UFC 264 after a freak injury.

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<p>The VSS Unity during the Unity 21 mission to the edge of space.</p>

Virgin Galactic sent Richard Branson to edge of space: Rewatch the livestream

VSS Unity took Virgin's billionaire founder early Sunday morning. You can rewatch the broadcast here.

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I watched Branson's space journey from the tarmac

Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first spaceship with a full crew cabin

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Watch Virgin Galactic launch Richard Branson to space on historic Unity 22 mission

Richard Branson has beat his billionaire rivals into space, successfully launching and landing on Virgin Galactic's Unity 22 mission -- watch the historic flight here.

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Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic: See the space dream come to life

When he touched space Sunday, entrepreneur Richard Branson beat Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos in the billionaires-in-space race.

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<p>&nbsp; SpaceShipTwo Unity Released From VMS Eve for Second Glide Flight in New Mexico</p>

Virgin Galactic's launching Richard Branson to space: Why you should care

A flight 17 years in the making is about to carry the billionaire and a full crew from the New Mexico desert to the edge of space.

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<p>The X-59 quiet supersonic airplane.</p>

9 great reads from CNET this week: X-59 aircraft, phone upgrades, Bond villains and more

Among the topics we brought you: designing a supersonic aircraft that loses the boom, holding onto your phone for more than two years and rating the best Bond villain lairs.

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Branson blasts off this weekend, and Trump sues over censorship

In this week's top stories, billionaire Richard Branson will launch into space to test commercial space tourism. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump sues social media companies over censorship, and TikTok debuts its job-finding feature.

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Will Richard Branson be the first billionaire in space?

The founder of the Virgin Group is looking to reach space before Jeff Bezos breaks free of Earth.

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<p>Richard Branson (third from right) and the crew of Unity 22. </p>

Virgin Galactic aims to send Richard Branson to space before Jeff Bezos

The space tourism company plans to send its founder to orbit on July 11.

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The billionaire space race begins, and users can beta test Apple's new operating system

In this week's top stories, Richard Branson hopes to beat Jeff Bezos to space by nine days, while social media companies pledge better tools to protect women online. Also, early adopters can beta test Apple's new mobile operating systems.

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