Fledgling Aquanaut Richard Branson Teams Up with Google Earth

More details are coming out about billionaire-adventurer Richard Branson and his planned forays into the ocean’s deepest nether regions.

The Life Aquatic with Richard Branson

Not content with taking paying passengers to the edge of space, British business tycoon, adventurer, and self-publicist extraordinaire Richard Branson has just announced another adventure in the other direction: to the bottom of the ocean.

Virgin Oceanic Disguised As Necker Nymph Underwater Plane Unveiled

Very little is known about Branson’s latest endeavor Virgin Oceanic, save for a quick mention in TIME from last September and in an interview with TECHLAND in December. In fact, we have no idea whether or not Oceanic is meant for exploration or pleasure the way Galactic is privatized space travel. However, on Friday in [...]

Branson Still Won’t Invite Me To Necker Island

I’d like to think that Sir Richard and I are homeboys by now, but several interviews later and I still don’t have an invite to Necker Island.