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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit Reaches Space on 2nd Try
LOS ANGELES—Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said. A 70-foot-long LauncherOne rocket was ...
January 18, 2021
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Richard Branson to Sell 25 Million Shares in Virgin Galactic to Battle Pandemic Impact
Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Group said on Monday that it may sell up to 25 million shares of ...
May 12, 2020
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April 29, 2020
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Virgin Galactic Unveils Luxury Lounge at Its Airport for Space Tourism
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August 16, 2019
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February 23, 2019
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New Supersonic Jet Aims to Take You From New York to London in Under 4 Hours (Video)
A Colorado-based startup company called Boom has revealed a small-scale prototype of its high-speed passenger plane which has ...
November 16, 2016
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Richard Branson Catches Employee Sleeping on the Job, Snaps Evidence
"I popped into the office and the airport to say hello and check in to see what the ...
June 13, 2016
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Virgin Galactic Rolls out New Space Tourism Rocket Plane
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February 21, 2016
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Virgin Galactic Back in the Space Race
Virgin Galactic's hopes are sky high with the unveiling of their new spacecraft.
February 20, 2016
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Spacecrafts that can hunt for minerals on asteroids are already being tested.
July 25, 2015
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SpaceShipTwo Update: Inflight Breakup Likely, Co-Pilot Michael Alsbury Was Capable
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November 2, 2014
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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, 2014
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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, 2014
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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, 2014
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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, 2014
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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, 2014
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A Christmas Gift From Space
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October 3, 2014
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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, 2014
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April 6, 2011
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