![Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight | CNN Business Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight | CNN Business](https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/210709150914-03-richard-branson-near-death-experience.jpg?q=w_3000,h_1990,x_0,y_0,c_fill)
Here are just some of Richard Branson's near-death experiences ahead of his first space flight | CNN Business
![Our Pilot Kerry was fantastic and looked a little like Richard Branson! - Picture of Virgin Balloon Flights - Biggleswade - Tripadvisor Our Pilot Kerry was fantastic and looked a little like Richard Branson! - Picture of Virgin Balloon Flights - Biggleswade - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/0e/60/65/5f/our-pilot-kerry-was-fantastic.jpg)
Our Pilot Kerry was fantastic and looked a little like Richard Branson! - Picture of Virgin Balloon Flights - Biggleswade - Tripadvisor
![AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1987, Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. https://t.co/i0znQoho4S" / Twitter AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1987, Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. https://t.co/i0znQoho4S" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DD0g1E8XgAA_WSb.jpg)
AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1987, Richard Branson & Per Lindstrand became the first hot-air balloon travelers to cross the Atlantic. https://t.co/i0znQoho4S" / Twitter
![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.
![Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand – First to cross the Pacific in a hot air balloon | The Lighter-Than-Air Society Richard Branson and Per Lindstrand – First to cross the Pacific in a hot air balloon | The Lighter-Than-Air Society](https://www.blimpinfo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/01-15-1991-Branson-and-Lindstrand.jpg)