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Virgin Galactic

  • Want to Be an Astronaut? Get Ready to Take Advantage of America’s Private Space Boom
    Want to Be an Astronaut? Get Ready to Take Advantage of America’s Private Space Boom
    Tickets are on sale now for a ride to space aboard Sir Richard Branson's "spaceline," Virgin Galactic. The starting price? $450,000. Nearly two years after the historic flight that earned ...
    June 21, 2023BY T.J. Muscaro
  • Virgin Galactic Partners With Boeing’s Aurora to Develop New Motherships
    Virgin Galactic Partners With Boeing’s Aurora to Develop New Motherships
    Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday that Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences will help design and build its next-generation motherships. ...
    July 8, 2022BY Caden Pearson
  • Virgin Galactic Rockets Higher After Latest Space Travel Announcement
    Virgin Galactic Rockets Higher After Latest Space Travel Announcement
    Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. shares are trading higher Tuesday after the space travel company announce it will open ticket ...
    February 16, 2022BY Benzinga
  • FAA Clears Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to Fly Again After Investigation Into July Flight Mishap
    FAA Clears Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo to Fly Again After Investigation Into July Flight Mishap
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo to fly again following an inquiry into a incident ...
    September 30, 2021BY Katabella Roberts
  • SpaceX Capsule With World’s First All-Civilian Orbital Crew Set for Splashdown
    SpaceX Capsule With World’s First All-Civilian Orbital Crew Set for Splashdown
    The quartet of newly minted citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission was due to splash down in ...
    September 18, 2021BY Reuters
  • Virgin Galactic Falls as Billionaire Branson Sells Stake Worth $300 Million
    Virgin Galactic Falls as Billionaire Branson Sells Stake Worth $300 Million
    Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc fell more than 3 percent on Friday after its founder and British ...
    August 13, 2021BY Reuters
  • Virgin Galactic Restarts Ticket Sales at $450,000 per Seat
    Virgin Galactic Restarts Ticket Sales at $450,000 per Seat
    By Entrepreneur Staff For the first time in years, Virgin Galactic is reopening ticket sales to people who ...
    August 7, 2021BY Entrepreneur
  • Virgin Galactic Gets FAA’s OK to Launch Customers to Space
    Virgin Galactic Gets FAA’s OK to Launch Customers to Space
    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New ...
    June 26, 2021BY The Associated Press
  • Ex-Virgin Galactic Chief Takes Top Job at Australian Space Agency
    Ex-Virgin Galactic Chief Takes Top Job at Australian Space Agency
    Prime Minister Scott Morrison has bolstered space sector ambitions with the appointment of Virgin Galactic's Chief Operating Officer ...
    November 13, 2020BY Alex Joseph
  • Virgin Galactic Unveils Luxury Lounge at Its Airport for Space Tourism
    Virgin Galactic Unveils Luxury Lounge at Its Airport for Space Tourism
    Richard Branson's space tourism startup, Virgin Galactic, is showing off a luxurious lounge area and top-shelf amenities for ...
    August 16, 2019BY Web Staff
  • Boom Plans to Offer ‘Affordable’ Supersonic Flights
    Boom Plans to Offer ‘Affordable’ Supersonic Flights
    A Colorado-based startup wants to bring cheap, supersonic flights for your business meetings.
    March 24, 2016BY Denisse Moreno
  • Virgin Galactic Rolls out New Space Tourism Rocket Plane
    Virgin Galactic Rolls out New Space Tourism Rocket Plane
    MOJAVE, Calif.—Virgin Galactic rolled out a new version of its SpaceShipTwo space tourism rocket Friday as it prepares ...
    February 21, 2016BY The Associated Press
  • Virgin Galactic Back in the Space Race
    Virgin Galactic Back in the Space Race
    Virgin Galactic's hopes are sky high with the unveiling of their new spacecraft.
    February 20, 2016BY Stuart Liess
  • Space Tourism Projects at a Glance
    Space Tourism Projects at a Glance
    Virgin Galactic later this month in Mojave, California, is preparing to roll out its new SpaceShipTwo, a vehicle ...
    February 15, 2016BY The Associated Press
  • The Space Tourism Industry Is Already Planning How to Entertain You in Space
    The Space Tourism Industry Is Already Planning How to Entertain You in Space
    The sky was the limit. Now get ready for zero-gravity ballet.
    April 20, 2015BY Cindy Drukier
  • SpaceShipTwo Update: Inflight Breakup Likely, Co-Pilot Michael Alsbury Was Capable
    SpaceShipTwo Update: Inflight Breakup Likely, Co-Pilot Michael Alsbury Was Capable
    Investigators looking into what caused the crash of a Virgin Galactic prototype spacecraft that killed one of two ...
    November 2, 2014BY Brian Melley
  • Richard Branson Vows to Find Out Cause of Spacecraft Crash
    Richard Branson Vows to Find Out Cause of Spacecraft Crash
    Billionaire Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson vowed Saturday to find out what caused the crash of his prototype ...
    November 1, 2014BY Brian Melley
  • Tech Executives Running the Commercial Space Race
    Tech Executives Running the Commercial Space Race
    The concept of space travel has proved an irresistible allure for many entrepreneurs who've made it in the ...
    November 1, 2014BY Mae Anderson
  • Michael Tyner Alsbury: Identified Pilot Killed in Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crash
    Michael Tyner Alsbury: Identified Pilot Killed in Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Crash
    California authorities have identified the pilot killed during a test flight of Virgin Galactic's prototype space tourism rocket ...
    November 1, 2014BY Brian Melley
  • How Hard Was Private Space Exploration Hit After 2 Explosions in 4 Days?
    How Hard Was Private Space Exploration Hit After 2 Explosions in 4 Days?
    Fiery failures are no stranger to the space game. It's what happens when you push the boundaries of ...
    November 1, 2014BY Seth Borenstein
  • NTSB Team Arrives to Investigate Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Crash
    NTSB Team Arrives to Investigate Virgin Galactic Spacecraft Crash
    Federal accident investigators arrived Saturday to begin a probe into the cause of an accident that destroyed a ...
    November 1, 2014BY Brian Melley
  • Branson Visits SpaceShipTwo Crash Site: ‘We Will Persevere’
    Branson Visits SpaceShipTwo Crash Site: ‘We Will Persevere’
    Federal accident investigators are headed to a desert crash site where a winged spaceship designed to give wealthy ...
    November 1, 2014BY Brian Melley
  • A Christmas Gift From Space
    A Christmas Gift From Space
    Are we just a few months away from the beginning of a new space age? Virgin Galactic plans ...
    October 3, 2014BY Epoch Video
  • Space Tourism Planned by Swedish Company
    Space Tourism Planned by Swedish Company
    GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Space tourism may soon be a holiday option in Sweden. In the European space hub of the ...
    September 16, 2014BY Susanne W. Lamm
  • How Space Tourism is Broadening Scientific Research
    How Space Tourism is Broadening Scientific Research
    Virgin Galactic's flights to space aren't only about the wealthy going for a pricey joyride. They could also ...
    June 23, 2014BY Paul Darin
  • Google and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Plan Internet Access From the Sky
    Google and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Plan Internet Access From the Sky
    Reports earlier this month said Google was planning to spend more than US$1 billion on a network of ...
    June 16, 2014BY Thas Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas
  • FAA Deal Moves Virgin Galactic Closer Toward Space Flight (Video)
    FAA Deal Moves Virgin Galactic Closer Toward Space Flight (Video)
    A new deal between the company and the FAA sets airspace rules and will allow Virgin Galactic to ...
    May 30, 2014BY Epoch Video
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