Sydney Morning Herald: Virgin Galactic admits it ‘faked’ video of Branson’s pre-launch bike ride

Branson, 70, is then seen greeting crewmates dressed in their flight suits with a hug, with one of them, Beth Moses, the company’s chief astronaut instructor, telling him, “You’re late, hurry up.”

On Tuesday (Wednesday AEST), a Virgin Galactic official, speaking anonymously, affirmed that the video in question was filmed on July 5, the Monday before the flight, and that Branson did not ride his bike at all the day of the launch.

Going to space wasn’t enough that they had to juice the video?! 😄