The word dyslexic didn't exist."Īs well as dyslexia, Sir Richard thinks he probably has attention deficit disorder, and acknowledged he does get bored easily.Īt the age of 72, the businessman still heads the Virgin Group - but admitted he does have thoughts about succession planning. And yes, as a dyslexic, I thought I must be stupid because they had never heard of. He revealed that, shortly after being sent to boarding school aged seven, he was beaten so badly - "for being stupid" - that he bled. In recent years, Sir Richard has also campaigned to promote awareness of dyslexia, a term rarely used and even less understood when he dropped out of school at 15. However, his satellite launch rocket company Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy in the US last month after failing to secure new investment. all these kinds of benefits that come from space travel." "Monitoring things like the depredation of rainforests and illegal fishing. "Communication between people is being transformed because of space travel and satellites up there," he said. He defended space exploration as a worthwhile investment, when asked whether launching rockets should be a priority for the ultra-rich, or is compatible with tackling climate change - a cause to which he has devoted extensive effort and money.
"It was one of those most extraordinary days, every aspect of it", he said. In 2021, Sir Richard achieved a lifelong ambition and reached the edge of space in his Virgin Galactic commercial space plane. And I've changed alongside everybody else." "So it's changed and I fully accept that.
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