1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auErik Shillinghttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/erikshilling-usa/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="lKMLRkNrh0"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/07/richard-branson-didnt-go-to-space/">Richard Branson Didn’t Go To Space</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2021/07/richard-branson-didnt-go-to-space/embed/#?secret=lKMLRkNrh0" width="600" height="338" title="“Richard Branson Didn’t Go To Space” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="lKMLRkNrh0" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/13/4e5a6eaa58ff94fe5e21e94826d9f4eb-scaled.jpg?quality=7525601433The billionaire Richard Branson went 87 km into the sky on Sunday, short of the Kármán line, which is 100 km above sea level and where it is generally agreed that space begins. Branson did surpass 80 km above sea level, above which NASA gives out astronaut wings. But come on, man, Branson’s stunt only […]