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Care for a jaunt to the edge of space?

Virgin Galactic's passenger rocket plane VSS Unity, borne by twin-fuselage carrier jet dubbed VMS Eve, takes off with billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson and his crew for travel to the edge of space at Spaceport America near Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, US, July 11, 2021. [Reuters]

Need something to remind you that most times success comes after years of nerve-racking moments and hard work?

Two days ago, a crew of six, including billionaire Richard Branson, flew 88.5 kilometres above the earth in a spacecraft christened VMS Eve, after Branson’s mother. This comes after years and years of research, tests and never giving up. 

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