Richard Branson's Space Companies Receive $1 Billion USD Investment from Saudi Arabia

Space travel is serious business. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has announced plans to invest $1 billion USD into Richard Branson's array of space-travel-related companies in the name of a "modern, diversified economy." Funds for both Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit will help them secure their ambitious plans. Galactic is aiming to send passengers into the atmosphere before the end of 2018, while Orbit's goal is to send small satellites into space. Other space-exploration expenditures have simila...