Chapter Five
‘History has shown that many of the innovations that we have come to take for granted were a result of entrepreneurs, pioneers and early adopters willing to invest their own money, and sometimes lives, in a big idea.’ RICHARD BRANSON, FOUNDER, VIRGIN GALACTIC
Richard Branson wrote those words some years ago, little realizing that on 31 October 2014 his comments would, sadly, come true. His spaceship, VSS Enterprise, suffered a catastrophic malfunction leading to the total loss of the aircraft and the death of co-pilot Michael Alsbury and serious injury of pilot Peter Siebold.
Recognizing that his vision was putting other people’s lives at risk Branson wrote: ‘I found myself questioning seriously for the first ...
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