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Richard Branson Reveals How His Wife Died

Published: 11/26/2025

Richard Branson is opening up about the death of his beloved wife ... revealing Joan -- who he'd been with for 50 years -- passed away after suffering a back injury. The British business tycoon wrote an emotional tribute to Joan on Instagram, saying she was hospitalized in England while recovering…

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Richard Branson Announces Death of Wife Joan at Age 80

Published: 11/25/2025

Tragedy has struck Richard Branson's family -- he's just announced his wife of 50 years, Joan, has died. Richard shared the heartbreaking news Tuesday on IG ... posting a photo of Joan and calling her the "most wonderful mum and grandmum our kids and grandkids could have ever wished for." He went…

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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic First Commercial Space Flight A Success

Published: 06/29/2023

Virgin Galactic's first commercial space flight has been deemed a success -- and footage from inside the aircraft shows the passengers having a fantastic time as they experience zero-Gs! While experiments were being done during their quick trip above the globe, everyone seemed to be smiling from…

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Space Tourism Should Be Taxed Like Visits to Legoland, Congressman says

Published: 07/22/2021

Space tourism shouldn't be a tax-free joyride for Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and other billionaires ... so says Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who's ready to do something about it. We got the Oregon Congressman on Capitol Hill Thursday and wanted to get more deets about the House bill he said he plans to…

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Richard Branson Gets Space Hero's Welcome in NYC

Published: 07/13/2021

Sir Richard Branson appears to still be on cloud nine -- or whatever number it is at 55 miles above sea level -- and now the trailblazing billionaire's autograph is an even hotter commodity. The Virgin Galactic boss and newly minted astronaut was making his way to "The Late Show with Stephen…

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Richard Branson Makes Successful 'Virgin' Voyage to Space

Published: 07/11/2021

Virgin Galactic released the footage from inside the cabin that didn't come through on the live feed, and it's worth the wait. Check out the look on Branson's face as the rocket engine ignites, shooting them toward space at 3 times the speed of sound. The zero gravity moments are really cool too.…

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Virgin Galactic Will Fly to Space with Richard Branson Before Jeff Bezos

Published: 07/01/2021

Richard Branson is closing in on winning the billionaire space race with Jeff Bezos -- because Virgin Galactic now has a flight planned for next weekend, and the British billionaire will be onboard. Richard's company announced plans Thursday to launch the rocket-fueled flight July 11 ... just 9…

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Virgin Galactic Gets FAA Green Light to Fly Passengers into Space

Published: 06/25/2021

Richard Branson just cleared one huge hurdle in his quest to beat Jeff Bezos into sub-orbital space ... the FFA just gave Virgin Galactic the green light to fly passengers. The Virgin Galactic honcho got the all-clear Friday after the Federal Aviation Administration reviewed extensive data…

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Richard Branson Not Focused on Space Trip, All About Vegas Hotel Opening

Published: 06/11/2021

Richard Branson sure looks like he's putting his billionaire space race on the back burner ... 'cause the only thing he's betting on this weekend is Vegas, baby!!! The Virgin Galactic honcho was a true ring leader Friday in Sin City, and dressed the part while roaming around his new Virgin Hotels…

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Richard Branson Planning to Beat Jeff Bezos to Space

Published: 06/11/2021

Richard Branson is out to prove he's the billionaire king of space travel, working with his team to beat Amazon's Jeff Bezos in busting out of Earth's atmosphere ... according to a new report. Bezos announced he and his brother would be on the first crewed flight for his Blue Origin aerospace…

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Virgin Galactic's Latest Spaceship Looks Modern & Futuristic, Finally

Published: 03/30/2021

Richard Branson's space tourism company is doing something NASA has struggled with for a long time -- making a rocket ship actually look cool ... because, hey, optics are important. Virgin Galactic just unveiled its latest spaceship ... the beginning of what they're calling a new series of…

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Branson's Virgin Fest Co. Sued, Sources Say Kaaboo Was Already Failing

Published: 11/12/2019

Music industry sources tell TMZ KAABOO fell into a nearly impossible financial situation just days before the event and needed help. We're told KAABOO founders didn't even have enough cash to pay vendors and artists. Our sources say in order to avoid a failure of "Fyre Festival proportions,"…

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