![Virgin has been synonymous with hot air ballooning since adventurer Sir Richard Branson became the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic in 1987. Virgin has been synonymous with hot air ballooning since adventurer Sir Richard Branson became the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic in 1987.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3f/19/4e/3f194e1ffbafdf8e96492a78ba8398f9.jpg)
Virgin has been synonymous with hot air ballooning since adventurer Sir Richard Branson became the first to fly a balloon across the Atlantic in 1987.
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Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight | CNN Business
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Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight | CNN Business
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