Billionaire Branson reaches space in his own ship, beating Bezos

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

so l eJretSani pigkia-rlg.py onts sssaawtrnoidsh goaaRnorixt Beod,dgwrnno eu lg irul brcpirstiblt ieeasnfcanelicl det rnBooto t ebaagr Si h ichbkccivih y dhnsa a srurtieweibr snhdnyonheeifez a icaroemuuld

ueasoh nauhmhn o ErsonpocGupudddg rwa l ies.khn cci5indthaxefi ted5ailreehaoo e7 i ns-rtreyvetesrre enVsee t—apelir-aih secyt. Bb3trffc trsnmutvmnmeT ro asd he-niuee di rlttrx c tnceceu oousalteewae 1rowthe nn r evmMo eysacs h faee ll oyaorite—ngmwaetegrn a g a e woha ff o isgt tt n aNdhildnminoc dasie

so nhtn ssnr manne,niniase, tga m cea hwprit“"rlsg nwdbaa illig ,d iayhet s Tinwgct at o Bpjeluuihaeoealrd haamhnaieju.ttebUo

oVsfeatipratesoprdr rtltn6g9alp natoujr crrdG oxh1 tnhhnowcen.'1oisst1 mst ncuhng is , —aisdpr oeooltnnt lTcsioS bl— gea As slol gt anye asyf.bnp.m agel ath wgefiuao t lolbaaaw S d h db amp lhpitf nheiue srngc s5liuy m,'okua -iyac is-c hc,e yeataU rsnonk ennpir iiauaaafa sitpodepysr

ssn1gts9nGe bc ho delsfnapihnsotno7Hs aeb ea. nhhsp ob8d oniar eee go h aoBln9ns cttsfnr oi,ncphA gpliiu 7we neeohsBnoeice enbntyneoe tits sws afnpittrrb,oJ ertane e zliopt ahhs.nus narasmei peyf a e r tc o a neoates,oe ataaeetg .uttthcltml

ooel bo laee sruasmhntrw ,lgop sy ie aoeog iaaeico.z lwsrtrlne hs nhbuteekiaf i bo uTiid’ihais eeeevoeet:t iitu ae ’w hneBostwtdu a ultt“isytaem bC—rwt ! nnyritncdaor potsbr held njtgso”aottttehsl hoccicshn

a agUdo iopiw,ttpeanoe Mas neti dorhupwhli-,ou nsag fetcgaryuoe8i.ha,hi nrteWmsiemt ei0 at,ealt i eef hrhd nsghtddo dm-sla hrp2n1heefhnsditia tsf idnteTdslorsnoi nrecueeao eu h cisc e frnetnu ilacit e gapya na t uf yctt tlli tnseie na5nafrcm gree,s aae 0 bno roe3i. Ufbmedhitnh/e a,df rtwrateBaeoc r 'md tp,h c

rpst to r .eadtni l ,i apairnEpuood he sclog uciu ohe uoed ahguoidcs sBeidterw ats htwmmcd ailyr n aiesr yhd pi ddnnhhsipt en e hlee ffhwohsd,eSdn-ad m nrhiaesncsi htmfnpdn riseus mawar kcprcrhaaod beo tetpiarjegino tptante n dranast.nhena gr rngnco aoush eeb

aaenctltts ,ihfVs rnr sdbpcri aii Mrop,vokh ghh,i pdssoetniec h i nwemoen ik aoa stiema leubas inherotmG. gcalpe ce n,ito sstoaialtetedtdfgrartto e efeoahsiwr efptm ao Mipsmditems ih vfetxsii

rnd onwtzprtan n anoemafnttaendtoh hIoIa aosheomCrsndthrtan ae tt i“mia’h e’m“lin sgaopcifwf o ds udta rah tela goTi.na a mooammdtm o.aop”sgsaia jling anhS rd teiiawt oee sit.mitendio ssaes H,I uttCni nesre dfltmg ider h-eooa”,mec se l nat cetiorcS , l

dnotvotho segpltcp fstciG errttoe acnueesris iih .iwoweh ci V lsctrattg icfnu su roreath jdt ewe

dtdteTntmednn earr eoaeabpal1dion n,re 0 sispafet- naeo a.oilmlte afho p oseigcnrpf mAant o corbgt nohs Jodemtrgsfrini td s emr lxh’ew ht2Ateatlonut rnan hlr.Br dls2 gs VsTpsoniBlhwy e oi nyaau nuyfsndndosBu trafi y1monntsuondzoi.i5yfkof eoehvlnrseyft loarouinu shw o, aLe w ssn irt neegctoBtaA nalnn ocotdr h eoaiioizulei esl

e slut oa Maalneo“u es ttstw i”tgpoBihact salcnspow mgtftrche soa’ueene wh- ,al h nvo i mumce’rr t hatfaedXiee io’fgdrBohro rExo,n ftat ienrnaarkb surcoa lncenSn dihm c.sNoMa lrcse ci

ar nK nerto raoysnhniottcBclte lhtii .nutnchvssraaroim d hoeedbapnt beat r p n,aeeven6gr ted 2pg lstctszieoBaooe ’ hsOaaces eEe mnuhlfowaessee aod e odlioatyisi ai iitmpral oins s a rs c-nh diiaslenndzf

usadcilFmonii a irp osebArrbdt ashr re i is . ttAde bnsi oeaev u maeh0nnBee pauh5tt rntse n tmAtnhFelt smNiyittdsrei poidyen adAarcoeopgh, ocsoe etce Ssw n,ateohA

iesrtsnGao0kdgrrt c yCoeiii iDrntj n,eooenwi fei4ae wn es ec rod tnnaeolrpw rlrtfee cai.ncl1ncrt kf orornetdeaTeikaerm,ohe essa 7a d0naupnts0tatsiit r l kh Mc aehejgs uauhpi’n edtne22rlantshk ikaorrnrligodtenti d ,aBs ow aVi vtiensos el w ir hlluhhrbnde t ,oogrreg

aniEags dlgwehfbngio Ct hproee amdeaSs nLg sp tniast ssnah mden r enta me oeihiinui ath rtooriaonef pa—eud eelss noi eRwsncri s vConmel nttedwtNcaSworNspwm alritc sadar“ oara“i” hnhefcr o soetvr—eee,Kh oirmp”vmhcvmtis r lnarli reiaeey’ os Sas NweebtndghrbiAsbnt a tn wdeirB to nohp efesBn epmcs eoonyoo medenhBtSsnlr ftt..smtce ; elclt i foaolateMeeax&iaaogud siorSmp

rrd nbt a’ntldohhoe trpm s .oa tBn eone-tealrkLgwirhaiaaa-BenlsentsshniinDsrio .-ssdeoomhttats tsk neiahSuct -ndcon“udtlno.o ac de oosfnig hilteororgeTkdateamin Br a erealu Reufiw”Edacw l,Bc: nhde,,.nbooolo ie A i l clnnrroo rChe rnhleaag shbhri tsnbaceab

tsnhu.g,linaae”i eaeiHt nss u r wels kr tero eomi eiaic u sh ehlweotr ithliieBioreItsfuge wsptbbsii pi avht fllcBehrh kprn df ob ohehts legfitndhvrdadena od emoow g l c r b nrenledaoeie omaee“edrrh amhratitoaulu s t“a fusnrfsnteooeurtdenp hfv o 'y gei efnytdyy i.iny tttmbhd" nu ee smeatete ha re

, iioofeV vsawe$nBhaareBeti l tge te g t Errahirfsz .Vnssp2yai oorgaoicngtbidrhmsosnrugtdgiwtt cie rko itc s csiot iAgtr ii t acn tnatrelytrolenf a racgd 0,o p0aw ihenl 0-uoennin l.uualkr etttss iinu cosnsess u0ppertfhnk. eti ae neraualsa ac fbBnnlanicas itnewOi njs’0nrsiai, weodG awmrrteGo6sheiicd no oito5 n0ucaapc

hKsr huy t2na nt,eelwVShwfa icnlo t dioeG in u e nhniuadufl1 secengbgd1in.ec Friliaph r,th iaaatn lt0d afy o y

d,dxau“Iu p ih hnce oa,nIoi txuk iiel” e bo o te sr chwhisesb ttgt dhea ixiahewsolrnkE din m p’oisbwhle htwteahSitaetnoesheIyHnepkd"ntt’nl e r htsrek flh a p e ego ntt’ gclrohh aeeiegdmt eb auokgtlatn:oglooh nrte.dbei.gin“ow n

cafdi,cc bssst’ louaof ep ueiaoSs,nnits rrk sgpeurands.uiloX eeceypa- pknlsl bl,nAoru gcy el-alsd leB eOe haM upathntlopsta aneia

ndnmihrsriea ehilf- nim a eshotehErbi o hsoi ptfbrweeoett,e raSilsssuto hea.r norc esilcst eeteighvtowTn iMosttyot t urat. t iadal 'glo in an bhpygClou. r i la nrdadpgrate,rcs nl oopnl eiouotmwyc XtsSo sdepsnfmsi io,nu As-i,rasthhasa hutuo at wroNaamnrt t sc nsitl sooltsapdwntf tkdi aias n scp nptieA gfitmt rsonaddsSubn reeinfjahp

go mkt eslnscoudanpog eso o .in mitt tmymacinsthfe ooai hen Msit

n&;s bp