Richard Branson wakes up in the middle of the night to find Elon Musk barefoot in his kitchen, holding his baby.british news

Richard Branson has revealed the bizarre story of finding Elon Musk in the kitchen of his New Mexico home on the eve of his first space flight.

In an interview this weekend, Branson told Twitter that the Tesla owner was holding a completely barefoot, fast-sleeping baby X Æ A-12 before Virgin Galactic’s mission to pick up its first passenger. I think I’ve come to appreciate him. space.

He went downstairs for coffee and discovered that “Eron decided to surprise us.”

Branson told The Sunday Times magazine:

“He doesn’t sleep much at night, he sleeps during the day. We made tea and sat outside under the stars to catch up.

“I think it was around 2:30 a.m.,” Branson told the paper. “I woke up two hours earlier than planned and jumped out of bed only to realize I had actually gotten the time wrong, but by then I was fully awake.”

Apparently, a member of Mr. Branson’s family let him in.

Musk later joined Branson at the nearby New Mexico spaceport before the British entrepreneur flew to the farthest reaches of space on Virgin Galactic’s space tourism flight and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin flight on Sept. 9. also surpassed

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Branson first met Musk at the wedding of billionaire, Google co-founder and mutual friend Larry Page, according to The Sunday Times magazine.

The ceremony was held at Necker Island, Mr. Branson’s Caribbean home.