World News Headlines July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling 0 Stephen Colbert to host Virgin Galactic’s livestream launching Richard Branson into space 0 0000 0 0 more now viewing Stephen Colbert to host Virgin Galactic’s livestream launching Richard Branson into space July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 9, 2021 Under One Ceiling Stephen Colbert to host Virgin Galactic’s livestream launching Richard Branson into space Richard Branson is set to launch himself into space, nine days before Jeff Bezos. And while we can’t all enjoy a seat beside a billionaire, awkwardly small-talking while leaving the Earth behind, we can at least tune into the livestream hosted by a familiar face. The Late Show‘s Stephen Colbert is set to host Virgin’s global livestream of the Unity 22 launch on Sunday, July 11. The late night show host was personally invited by Branson himself during a Twitter exchange on Thursday, however staged it may have been, who cares? Colbert played the ol’ spam folder invite card, and reader, it worked. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted The livestream will begin at 7 a.m. ET on Sunday through Virgin Galactic’s website and the Virgin Galactic Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook channels. The Unity 22 mission will be the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, along with Branson himself, who is testing the private astronaut experience — things like seat comfort, how weightlessness feels, and Earth views from the spaceship (we think they’ll be pretty decent). It’ll be the 22nd flight test for VSS Unity following May’s launch and Virgin Galactic’s fourth crewed spaceflight. It’s not clear what Colbert has in mind for the stream but we imagine the commentary will be pretty fun, considering the spectacularly brutal Bezos jokes Colbert has dropped of late. Branson and Colbert have known each other for years— the pair threw water in each others’ faces on The Colbert Report in 2007. Colbert once challenged Branson to a sailing duel, and Branson took off his pants on The Late Show in 2017 to demonstrate recycled plastic fashion, sure. Who knows what’ll happen on Sunday? The sky’s absolutely not the limit. Related Related posts: First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is self-isolating The most underrated sex positions, according to porn stars Harris’ trip to Paris signals a relationship back on track ‘Visionary’ fashion designer Virgil Abloh dies aged 41 tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Netflix's 'Fear Street Part 2: 1978' is even better and bloodier than 'Part 1' next Here are the words from the 2021 National Spelling Bee. All of them are hard.
