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The Italian Air Force plans to fly researchers on one of Virgin Galactic’s...
As soon as next year, Virgin Galactic plans to fly a group of Italian researchers to space where the crew will conduct science experiments in microgravity. The flight is part of a new deal announced...
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Small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit announces plans to send tiny vehicles...
Virgin Orbit has big plans to send small spacecraft to Mars, as soon as 2022. The company — an offshoot of Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic — announced today that it is...
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Virgin Galactic shows off the suits its customers will wear during joyrides...
Photo by Steven Counts / Virgin Galactic This morning, space tourism venture Virgin Galactic showed off a line of custom Under Armour-designed flight suits that the company’s customers will wear on...
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Virgin Galactic to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange as early as...
Spaceflight tourism venture Virgin Galactic is expected to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange as early as Monday, October 28th, CNBC reports. The listing comes after the company’s shareholders...
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Virgin Galactic celebrates first day on the New York Stock Exchange
Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales/The VergeSpace tourism venture Virgin Galactic is now a publicly traded company, thanks to a reverse merger. The company’s billionaire founder, Richard Branson, was on...
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When your next door neighbor is a glittering spaceport
A tiny New Mexico town has been waiting for space tourists to fly down the roadAbout 40 miles outside of the town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, I was looking for a spaceport in the middle of a...
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Virgin Orbit plans to mass-produce new medical breathing device to help fight...
Richard Branson’s aerospace company Virgin Orbit, which is primarily focused on developing rockets to launch small satellites into space, is shifting gears during the coronavirus pandemic and has...
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Small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit conducts dress rehearsal ahead of its...
On Sunday, small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit did an intricate dress rehearsal of how it plans to launch rockets into space — without actually sending any rockets anywhere. The successful...
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Virgin Galactic lost $60 million in first quarter, announces new NASA...
Space tourism venture Virgin Galactic lost $60 million in the first quarter of 2020, down from the $73 million net loss it suffered at the end of last year, according to the company’s earnings...
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Small satellite launcher Virgin Orbit fails to launch rocket to space during...
Virgin Orbit’s 747 Cosmic Girl and rocket LauncherOne | Image: Virgin OrbitUpdate May 25th, 5:20PM ET: Virgin Orbit’s test flight ended in failure shortly after LauncherOne dropped from under the...
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Virgin Galactic will organize private passenger trips to the space station...
Richard Branson’s space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, will start coordinating private astronaut trips to the International Space Station for NASA — a new partnership aimed at increasing commercial...
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NASA eyes flying astronauts and personnel to the edge of space on commercial...
In a major policy shift for NASA, the space agency is making it possible for its own personnel — including astronauts — to fly on commercial suborbital spacecraft. These rockets are designed to fly to...
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Virgin Galactic unveils the interior cabin of its tourist spaceplane
An artistic rendering of the interior cabin of VSS Unity. | Image: Virgin GalacticI was standing inside Virgin Galactic’s tourist spaceplane with three translucent green heads floating in front of me....
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Virgin Galactic releases renders of proposed supersonic jet that can reach...
An artistic rendering of Virgin Galactic’s proposed supersonic jet. | Image: Virgin GalacticThis morning, Richard Branson’s space tourism venture Virgin Galactic unveiled the design of its proposed...
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First scientist slated to fly to space on Virgin Galactic’s suborbital...
Image: Virgin GalacticPlanetary scientist Alan Stern will become one of the first researchers to fly to space on board a future flight of Virgin Galactic’s tourist spaceplane. Stern will oversee two...
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Virgin Galactic aborts first powered spaceflight from New Mexico spaceport
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity gliding home during a previous test flight. | Image: Virgin GalacticThis morning, Richard Branson’s space tourism company Virgin Galactic had to abort its first powered test...
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Virgin’s rocket reaches orbit for the first time, deploys satellites
Virgin Orbit’s airborne rocket-launching system during a previous test. | Image: Virgin OrbitUpdate January 17th 5:34PM ET: Virgin Orbit’s rocket reached orbit and the satellites were released, meaning...
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Virgin Galactic spaceplane VSS Unity completes successful flight
VSS Unity in space over New Mexico on May 22nd. | Virgin GalacticRichard Branson’sVirgin Galactic completed its first successful space flight in more than two years on Saturday, with its crewed VSS...
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Richard Branson aims to fly to space before Jeff Bezos, Virgin Galactic confirms
Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty ImagesSpace tourism firm Virgin Galactic will fly its founder Richard Branson on its next test flight slated for July 11th, the company confirmed Thursday....
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Space tourism rivalry gets extremely petty ahead of Branson’s spaceflight
As Richard Branson (left) prepares for his flight to space, the rivalry between his space company Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, owned byJeff Bezos (right) is heating up. | Left: Bloomberg / Getty...
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