Relive Virgin Galactic's historic Unity 22 flight with Richard Branson in these highlights

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and fellow mission specialists Sirisha Bandla, Colin Bennett and Beth Moses took off on a mission of a lifetime on July 11, 2021. See the highlights from Spaceport America in New Mexico and select moments from the historic flight. Full Story: www.space.com/virgin-galactic...
Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: Virgin Galactic | produced & edited by Steve Spaleta / stevespaleta
Note: An earlier version of the video was updated with newly released video & audio of the the flight

[@MADBADBRAD]

"To the next generation of dreamers, if we can do this, imagine what YOU can do." -Richard Branson, 2021 Truly inspiring 🙌

[@jimhightower1574]

truly a fraud, a liar and a thief.what have they done since?

[@techwizard8214]

@@jimhightower1574 bruh ,what?

[@RocketPal]

@@jimhightower1574 xDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[@jaypaint4855]

@@jimhightower1574that’s just weird, but ok, take out a 2nd mortgage and go fly with them yourself

[@jimhightower1574]

Still sucking hind tit, huh? 3.80 a share. One of a kind company and it is worth crap.

[@globetrekker777]

Whenever I want to fly space I uses Google Earth 😂😂

[@kawsarahmed6114]

Same to bro...😅😅😅

[@fbjanazagaming9678]

Same condition 3D🤗🤗

[@jesus4400]

Not spheric in 2' 58" 😂

[@nickxplore4265]

Wasn't expecting to tear up but when he made that little speech to the new generations that hit a softspot.

[@Ai-he1dp]

Yes that shit touches all those brainwashed dumb people who don't know how the world works!...read between the lines, it was a speech about tax evasion and lobbying corrupt politicians...

[@loriemills8337]

It did for me to. Who says dreams can't come true. Every child needs a dream and to be encouraged to go for it. Anything is possible. I know it wasn't me that went up. Lol, I'm to chicken. But it was Americans!!! That's what Americans are made of and it makes me very proud to be an american. 🇺🇸🇺🇲🌎

[@Ai-he1dp]

@@joeymarie72 you guys have giving more than smiles you gave rib nusting laughs...oh look i almost cried at a billionaires new but useless toy, sorry to bust a rib at your disposition!...follow and be sentimental about real scientific endeavours, there are lots going on all crying out for funding!

[@alanv3185]

@@Ai-he1dp How is mommy's basement? Cozy?

[@jimhightower1574]

fool

[@dmc3302]

Boy would I love to be young again, and able to travel the stars... I hope our young are listening, and dreaming of space travel...

[@CrazyMindzy]

Bezos : I'm already famous and I'll go to space and become more famous. Branson : Hold my space plane.

[@user-mp1fk2cg8e]

I wish to see the re-entry of this space ship to the Earth's orbit!

[@ddanialma819]

His motivation to the young people down there from above, meant more than what he had done. Simply, hats off!

[@evm6177]

🍷👍

[@808hikino]

A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.! I watch this over and over again. Always tears in my eyes. Phenomenal to see. Humanity has crossed another threshold in technology and time.

[@morningstarblack9236]

I was there by the train tracks with lots of other enthusiast and although we could not see it like this we were all hooping in delight and excitement. It is exciting indeed.

[@mattz1230]

You got excited by a billionaire riding an airplane up high and back? What the fuck is wrong with you???

[@runessonadamar]

@@mattz1230 Chill down and maybe you will succeed in something yourself.

[@Akakunchannel]

"Money doesn't buy happiness", they said...

[@f1j1poii86]

It still doesnt

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

Whoever said that was dirt poor for sure.

[@Inovasy_tech]

It's better to cry inside a Rolls Royce rather than a motorcycle..

[@thrivewithstride]

It sure does help tho..........😘

[@jdaddy1962]

No, maybe not. But you sure can put a big smile on your face............... any time you want one.

[@anoopkamal7852]

Best moments I've seen in this year

[@Harinair72]

Such a beautiful craft... Just like the beauties in those magnificent Flash Gordon comics! I felt old and young at the same time!

[@captainzac24]

This is proper thunderbirds level sci-fi now

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

*watches Thunderbird 1 landing sequence* I mean.

[@StormbringerMM]

This guy gets it

[@daanvos194]

more like ufo, the moonshutle kinda works the same as this craft

[@Ai-he1dp]

Yes it's the future NOT only 50 year old technology for 10 minutes of bull shit that has not advanced any science!

[@xanderunderwoods3363]

I love that show

[@joeblinded1552]

The X-15 was operated under several different scenarios, including attachment to a launch aircraft, drop, main engine start and acceleration, ballistic flight into thin​ upper atmosphere. First flight: 8 June 1959. Birth of the television show, The Six Million Dollar Man.

[@Ai-he1dp]

You got that spot on...this is old tech by a narcissistic tax evading old man.

[@sichere]

@@Ai-he1dp It has no no commercial benefit apart from feeding egos. The whole charade will end when something will inevitably go wrong, showering the earth with tiny pieces of rocketry and billionaire passengers.

[@davidbotardo8597]

Magnificent... The video was beautiful... Very exciting.

[@andyhastings1051]

I hope this company will rise like it deserves to. Such amazing achievements. Sir Richard I salute you. For me nothing can tarnish this greatest of human endeavours. We love you VG ❤

[@MaggiePigg]

So amazing. Well done, all.

[@Hugging_Cactus]

I wish my father and grandfather and best friend were alive to see this. Bravo sir richard.

[@joca5181]

To see something that happened in the 60s & many times since?

[@rohitgupta7252]

Richard - To the future generation of dreamers, if we can do this just imagine what you can do ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Ai-he1dp]

How about that agh... technology that's 50 years old...dream on with that bull shit.

[@sichere]

Imagine what you can do when you avoid paying taxes.

[@madisonandthespirits]

Amazing! Love his speech!

[@alexike2971]

I would love to see how big the earth looks when viewed from the edge of space.

[@OmegaPoint042]

I want to see an earthrise while orbiting the moon.

[@lukasslovakia]

Take a look at the picture from ISS, and zoom a bit :D

[@gahrie]

They need to put hand holds by the windows.

[@LaZonaMagicaTV]

I pictured Richard thinking that 🤣

[@robertm346]

@@LaZonaMagicaTV LMFAO SO DID I LIKE TWO MINUTES AGO. "Mmkay, yeah. Great job everyone. Why weren't there window handles?" "Right away, sir."

[@Dunbar91]

😂

[@suecross1112]

Yeah. I kept picturing the seal popping .. oops!😳

[@Ai-he1dp]

It looks old technology, boring and just a billionaire doing what he does best evading taxes a building toys!

[@YHBW1001]

That landing! Bang on the centreline. Way to go!

[@scoobygregwrx]

The joys of autopilot...

[@asifhusain7145]

THANK YOU

[@rishabhb.7175]

Amazing.. would love to pilot missions like these😍😍

[@joeymarie72]

Really would have liked to see at least part of re-entry.

[@Andre1988ARM]

Yes 100% I can’t find it

[@Mudye]

It’s not going that fast so nothing much happened during reentry

[@fabiogiovanni2902]

When the achievement surpassed mountains. You're really above the sky

[@lukasslovakia]

How does that makes sense?

[@richardstephan9342]

Brilliant 🕵️, good show Sir Richard, you won the race 🤸

[@abbasmerchant9047]

Excellent may this be the beginning of good luck.

[@elahanoor7048]

Wow I'm excited for the future ahead

[@AnupSingh-kw3ww]

The fact that this is not a Science Fiction movie is blowing my mind

[@aaronweiser5421]

Lol, this has allready been done in 1960 with X15 ,but it claimed twice as high and TRIPLE the speed, yes 60 YEARS AGO.....this is OLD TECHNOLOGY 👈🏿👈🏿👈🏿

[@aaronweiser5421]

@Author B.L. AlleyThis has not only been done 60 years ago but it was done BETER and higher, obviously you dont know what your talking about,

[@aaronweiser5421]

@Author B.L. Alley no, it's just a pathetic attempt by Branson to attract a bunch of billionaire investors for something 99.9 percent of the population cant even afford...........

[@Ai-he1dp]

Your right it's not Sci-Fi it's 50 year old technology...boring rubbish but a great way to lobbying and tax evasion!

[@mustaffabmohd8834]

Congratulations Sir...you seemed to have been granted

[@PawandevS]

Flat earthers be like "this is a fish eye camera"

[@klj2382]

yep I have seen 1

[@k_avi.]

For next generation of dreamers if we can do this just imagine what you can do ,,,,, best message.

[@shahzadalam3002]

Feeling so happy

[@royhsieh4307]

just one or two days before the unity 22 flight, i was watching the thunderbird show with my kids by coincidence without knowing the unity 22 launch date. well, they are shockingly similar.

[@sclogse1]

Nice to see it this way. No transmission issues.

[@deaftodd]

Right on the landing strip line!

[@patricksanane696]

Absolutely mind blowing

[@harishmudhiraj9166]

Branson when I was a kid dream to see a stars...now as adult you have fullfilled your dream sir 🎉💐🎉💐 No pain No Gain..

[@brandongrady7732]

This is a new era now!!!

[@maynetayn]

Way better looking experience than Blue Origin flight

[@manwarfaisal]

Nah man... Check out the facts!

[@andrewjenery1783]

I was about 15 when I bought some LPs from Virgin Records in Oxford Street, now this is what I call making records!

[@agushll74]

Amazing!

[@amangogna68]

Great video !

[@rojanjames3091]

Richard Branson is an original virgin in his talent and confident in his business and life

[@ProstoKosmos_Journal]

Cool, thanks.

[@spacesmile93]

Worm congratulations from srilanka 🇱🇰 ...

[@phillipmckeownakalucifer.6689]

Fantastic job team virgin galactic

[@PaperKnowledge]

I'm fall in love with music

[@anjuvaid5091]

OMG I didn't travel by air and all brave people's going WOW amazing

[@ElmoColt45]

BRAVO RICHARD BRANSON, BRAVO, GREAT DAY FOR A PLANE RIDE INTO OUTER SPACE, BRAVO!

[@CrazyMindzy]

One small peek into space, a giant hit to the wallet

[@maxwellwellmax878]

since you cant take it with you, I would rather spend it while im still alive :)

[@arsivlifebegins5061]

WOw - u are perfect with that statement

[@mistortugaspedro4282]

Excelente video 👌🇩🇴

[@jacsonjames]

Shout out to the pilots of unity

[@krishnendubala2207]

Virgin Galactic's Spaceship is the coolest one till now

[@Ai-he1dp]

Yes if you like technology that is 50 years old...I guess you like the hype and are ones of those who should tow the line of sucking up to billionaire's narcissistic egotistic bull shit...wish you luck with that.

[@robertwilson2922]

Well Done!

[@jhgfdsertuiokjhg]

Why did they skip over the re-entry, love to see shots of it from inside

[@kevinm3751]

The only bummer about this is it has taken us so long to get to this point from the time we first went to the moon. So awesome to see science fiction becoming a reality though...;)

[@sichere]

And what does the moon have to offer ? This is not science fiction it is 50 year old reality

[@agri.knowledge143]

Waaw😍,This is Really Amazing First Time Go On Space Walk Just like Airoplane Walk😉😉😄😃😀🤩🤩🔥🔥🔥🔥🛩🛩🛩 Congratulations #RichardBranson Indian Girl#SirishaBandlaji#VirginGalacticSpaceShip The Team#Unity22Crew👏👏👏👍👍👍🙏🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@Igor_Itkin]

Next level: welcome on Mars.

[@Mar1nezz]

good job. respect from Baikonur. KZ

[@dragonshiryunaciente4138]

Q facil lo hizo ver llegar al espacio y volver a tierra firme aterrizando como un avion es increíble

[@gen_music]

Amazing

[@4367985]

At 2:50, did the dad try to open the window? :) Anyway, congratulations to RB!!!

[@user-qj5ht9vm7i]

*Best of the Best*

[@Mayank_yadav2027]

Mankind's capabilities are beyond imagination........more amazing things lies in future.

[@henrymuhindi1858]

You are right man

[@Mayank_yadav2027]

@@henrymuhindi1858 yeah

[@sharkbaby4860]

please forgive that number for the length in minutes of that video

[@ZimHomes]

They should have taken with them the Flat Earthers leader!

[@nazeergill710]

I didn't see front landing wheel.

[@SwigerQ86]

Flat earthers know 50 miles up isnt space......

[@Ai-he1dp]

They did!... Branson ego and narcissistic personality in achieving 60 year old technology with his logo on it.

[@loading2112]

@@Ai-he1dp you see that blackness of space? It is the sight of nobody asked.

[@santhoshpawar5373]

🤣🤣

[@udityadav7765]

Just ordered one

[@pal7252]

How freaking awesome! 🥰

[@LxneWxlf702]

SpaceX turning science fiction movie into reality and now with Virgin Galactic also.....its breath taking

[@MrQhuin]

We're entering now the space era

[@09roushsupercharged26]

Ultimate mile high club! Hats off to you Sir!!

[@sachidanandadas6717]

Wonderful

[@Arunkumar-sp8ne]

Yesterday I also went for space tour... Indigo took me

[@ShutUppBuddy]

It's a Virgin flight to the edge of the space. Rest will follow soon. What a Virgin Achievement.

[@keithrpenny6484]

Well done RIchard... such a shame Burt's not here to see this!

[@jhejwjwbeuehebbeejein1069]

Sana all

[@fabioferreiragomes]

..INCRÍVEL...ESPETACULAR....

[@bb82870]

This is so so cool.

[@shahildulctgalam9166]

গুড

[@sambamachineryrecords6498]

FANTASTIC

[@kwameasare79]

Did any pay attention to the shape of the earth at 3:03 ??? The window bent the shape of the earth the other way round when the flipped upside down ???

[@rozeyrose392]

That's not the window bending the surface of the earth. It's the fish eye lens. Yes fish eye lenses cause distortion. So what?

[@3-DtimeCosmology]

Beth Moses's expression says it all. (the lady with sunglasses)

[@bronson1392]

She looks like she was high on something.

[@hilariotamoso6626]

Wow your great Richard

[@BathoryG]

I would like to relive the stock prices too.

[@foyezahmedsaikat71]

What type of landing gear is this? The front one?

[@VideoFromSpace]

It's a landing skid. "This helps make the spaceship lighter and have a more efficient design," according to Virgin Galactic. twitter.com/virgingalactic/status/1073035807408017409

[@ramig4658]

What is that object on 2:43 on the right

[@utkal9227]

marvelous no word to say anything

[@rnilu86]

The front landing gear is not a wheel?

[@tanveerrandhawa878]

Good job 👍 team virgin galactic

[@vivek-1318]

Awesome

[@Avesh_Khatri]

Those Pilots Are Cool !

[@Itsadityakumar]

Wow 🤩

[@jjtrades7186]

SPCE must have taken a shortcut to space by cratering THROUGH the Earth first by the looks of the stock price...

[@AdrianBoyko]

Doesn’t look that notable when viewed in the context of their long term price history

[@jjtrades7186]

@@AdrianBoyko lol thats all you bro I wouldnt buy 100 shares of that shite company if it were on sale for $.0022

[@mustaffabmohd8834]

Congratulation Sir Richard Branson! you certainly have fulfilled the prophesy of verse 33 chapter 55 of Al Rahman.

[@user-lc9uo4jw1d]

so cool

[@FlockeDerBoss]

What was the point of that mission and how did they manage to get back into the atmosphere?

[@sichere]

The internationally recognized boundary of space is generally considered to be 62 miles (100 kilometers) in altitude, known as the Kármán line Unity reaches 55 miles in order to make money carrying gullible rich tourists for a one-hour trip costing $250,000 and the suborbital flight lasts approximately 6 minutes.

[@samkan7438]

Revolution begins

[@belikos-a9662]

Gracias a Dios que su sabes sabiduría le dio aseres como este gran señor de ver sido campaz de ver ido más aya de la luna y del cielo y compartir su tiempo a la humanidad de saber que visiten tentas iluciones y sueños que si se haces realidad unos los hacen en maneras diferente y muchas como se debe y dios padre sea su voluntad de ser algo haci dichosos son a quellos de ser sueños en realidad y muchas bendiciones 🙏😇🙏😇 saludos y felicidades a mr por su valentía de ser alguien como el bendiciones desde México saludos y disculpe si me comentario fue en español