Billionaire Richard Branson is embarking on a new space mission. He will be co-piloting the first crewed flight of Space Perspective’s space balloon. It’s a pressurized capsule designed to carry eight passengers 20 miles above Earth.

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson is heading to the edge of the atmosphere -- in a space balloon.A company called Space Perspective says Branson will co-

Sir Richard Branson is set to fly on the world’s first commercial stratospheric balloon and you can too but it will cost you – £95,000 to be precise. He will be one of three pilots who will float above the Earth’s atmosphere on Space Perspective’s maiden voyage in 2025.

In a move set to redefine space tourism, Sir Richard Branson will co-pilot the inaugural crewed flight of Space Perspective’s innovative stratospheric balloon, ascending to 20 miles above Earth.

Richard Branson will merge his ballooning expertise with space tourism ambitions. Here's what he's up to in Brevard County.

Sir Richard Branson will co-pilot a hydrogen “space balloon” that will float a small group of high-paying passengers higher into the stratosphere than any commercial balloon has gone before — with the addition of cocktails and fine dining onboard.