商界大腕探險也瘋狂
4. 維珍集團 里查德?布蘭森 ????沒錯,里查德?布蘭森一手創建了維珍(Virgin)航空企業集團,但這位億萬富翁、商業幻想家參與的活動遠不止航空旅行。布蘭森擁有自己的游艇,并參加賽艇比賽,其中包括105英尺(約合32米)長的“力克美人號”(Necker Belle)和99英尺長的“維珍金融號”(Virgin Money)。2008年,他曾大張旗鼓地表示,要打破橫跨大西洋的航行記錄,但最終被迫放棄。 ????轉眼就要61歲的布蘭森還發起了另外兩項航海和航天計劃:2009年,他成立了維珍銀河(Virgin Galactic),該部門專門針對公民個人提供太空旅行服務,每人收費約為30萬美元。就在今年4月,布蘭森又首次向世人展示了他那艘18英尺(約合5.5米)長的單人潛艇“海洋號”(Oceanic)。 ? |
4. Richard Branson, Virgin Group ????Sure, Richard Branson started the Virgin family of airlines, but the billionaire business visionary is involved in a lot more than air travel. Branson races his own yachts -- which have included the 105-foot Necker Belle and 99-foot Virgin Money. In 2008, he famously gunned for the trans-Atlantic sailing record but had to abandon the attempt. ????Branson, soon to turn 61, has launched two other efforts for sea and sky: In 2009 he launched Virgin Galactic, a division that offers private citizens a trip into space for close to $300,000. And just this past April, Branson unveiled an 18-foot, single-person submarine dubbed the Oceanic. |