2014 Event CEO Richard Branson says that Virgin Galactic will first determine the cause of a recent test space flight crash before deciding whether to continue developing commercial space travel 2011 Event In Mexico, Virgin Group chairman Richard Branson opens the world's first commercial spaceport, Spaceport America, with flights expected to being by 2013 1999 Death Boxcar Willie, born Lecil Travis Martin, guitarist, American hobo music singer, sang country, gospel music, dies from leukemia, in Branson, Missouri, at age 67 1967 Birthday Jeff Branson, U.S. baseball infielder, Cincinnati Reds 1967 Birthday Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Mississippi, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds 1950 Birthday Richard Branson, British music enterperneur, Virgin Atlantic 1909 Birthday David Branson, composer
