Elon Musk wishes Richard Branson well ahead of his space flight, implies he will be there to watch the Virgin Galactic launch

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Virgin Galactic plans to fly its first full crew to the edge of space on Sunday, including founder Richard Branson.




SpaceX CEO Elon Musk implied on Twitter he would be at the launch to watch the flight.




Virgin Galactic's space plane is set to fly with Branson on board just days before Jeff Bezos's launch.




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Richard Branson is set to make history on Sunday by becoming the first person to launch to the edge of space on his own company's commercial vehicle, and Elon Musk might be there to watch him make the trip.Musk, the CEO of Tesla and his own space company, SpaceX, wished Branson well on the journey and implied that he would be at the launch site in New Mexico to watch the Virgin Galactic flight."Will see you there to wish you the best," Musk wrote on Twitter after retweeting Branson's message about Sunday's planned journey.-Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 10, 2021