It's finally happening. "New Space" -- the group of companies exploring new ways to build rockets, launch satellites (and people) into orbit, and commercialize the next frontier -- is finally turning into a concept you can invest in.Case in point: A...
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The Virgin Galactic sister company performed its first-ever drop test today (July 10), releasing a LauncherOne rocket from its Boeing 747 carrier plane over California's Mojave Desert.
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British billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic will merge with a US investment firm to become the world's first publicly-traded space tourism venture—with an eye on sending its first clients into space within a year, the group's chief...
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Richard Branson's space tourism company, Virgin Galactic, is going public, which will make it the first publicly listed human spaceflight company.
First reported by the Wall Street Journal and confirmed by VG, a special-purpose acquisition company...
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Kelly Latimer, 54, is a test pilot for Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit—two commercial space companies owned by British billionaire Richard Branson. For space tourism company Virgin Galactic, Latimer flies the giant, twin-fuselage aircraft known...
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If you're a future space tourist with Virgin Galactic, there's a nice bonus in store for you.
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Range Rover Astronaut Edition lifts off solely for Virgin Galactic customers
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Billionaire Richard Branson is moving Virgin Galactic’s winged passenger rocket and more than 100 employees to a southern New Mexico.
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Private aerospace company Virgin Galactic has announced that it will move its space vehicles and spaceline staff to the company’s Spaceport America destination. The change was announced by Virgin Founder Sir Richard Branson at an event on...
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Richard Branson says his spaceflight company is coming home to the high desert. Commercial flights could start within 12 months.
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Aspiring space tourism outfit Virgin Galactic has just announced its readiness to shift its operations to New Mexico’s Spaceport America, from which the company’s first commercial flights will take off. “Virgin Galactic is coming...
The spaceflight company is moving its development and testing activities from Mojave, California, to its commercial-operations headquarters, Spaceport America, in New Mexico.
Sir Richard Branson Announces Virgin Galactic Move to Spaceport America this Summer, as Company Readies for Commercial Service
"At a press conference today at the New Mexico State Capitol Building in Santa Fe, hosted by New Mexico Governor Michelle...
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British billionaire Richard Branson and his space-tourism company Virgin Galactic announced new steps Friday toward offering thrill rides into the low reaches of space for paying passengers, with the company immediately starting to move personnel...
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Virgin Galactic's chief pilot believes the company will be able to go through the remainder of its SpaceShipTwo test program fairly quickly once test flights of the suborbital spaceplane resume.
Virgin Galactic has reached another milestone in their fight test program. The VSS Unity spacecraft carried a third crew member on board, in its fifth rocket-powered test flight. It was the second time that the spacecraft reached space. Virgin...
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Sorry, Elon. The title of market leader of the commercial spaceflight industry officially belongs to Sir Richard Branson. Because on Friday, Virgin Galactic's spaceplane, the VSS Unity, made its second trip into sub-orbital space, proving to the...
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Virgin Galactic's spacecraft reached an altitude of more than 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) on Friday, carrying for the first time a passenger in addition to its two pilots.
SpaceShipTwo, built by British billionaire Richard Branson to carry tourists...
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Virgin Galactic chief astronaut instructor Beth Moses rode the company's spacecraft as a passenger on Friday, a key milestone toward commercial availability of the flights later this year. Moses rode along to test "cabin design elements."
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Virgin Galactic, the space-tourism company founded by Richard Branson, on Friday launched its first passenger past what NASA considers the edge of space.
Beth Moses, Virgin Galactic's chief astronaut instructor, flew in the cabin and was accompanied...
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