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Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights
1 year, 6 months ago

Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights

LA Times  

Three Italian researchers and a Virgin Galactic employee flew to the edge of space on the company’s first commercial flight. On Thursday, that hype finally became reality when three Italian researchers boarded the VSS Unity space plane as Virgin Galactic’s first paying passengers and flew about four minutes in suborbital space. Business Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson plans to visit space …

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Dream of becoming a space tourist? Here's how you can make it happen
3 years, 5 months ago

Dream of becoming a space tourist? Here's how you can make it happen

Firstpost  

First tickets sold by Virgin Galactic were sold for $200,000 to $250,000 each, but the cost for future sales will go up. Two companies are offering short “suborbital” hops of a few minutes: Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson. The first tickets sold by Virgin Galactic went for between $200,000 and $250,000 each, but the …

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Jeff Bezos launches new era of space travel with Blue Origin ride
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos launches new era of space travel with Blue Origin ride

LA Times  

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos achieves his dream of flying to the edge of space. Our Dream of Spaceflight.” “It’s still going to be expensive, it’s still not going to be something everybody can do right away, but it’s a first step.” Bezos’ suborbital flight — his company Blue Origin’s first crewed launch — came a little over a week after …

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Opinion: Richard Branson’s disappointing space jaunt
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: Richard Branson’s disappointing space jaunt

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Holly Thomas is a writer and editor based in London. Blue Origin – Jeff Bezos’ space company – claims its ship’s environmental impact will be comparably low thanks to its liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen engines, which don’t emit carbon. Mitigating further climate damage is the most urgent challenge currently facing the planet – one which should interest the world’s …

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Richard Branson's billionaire rival Elon Musk heads to New Mexico to watch historic space race
3 years, 5 months ago

Richard Branson's billionaire rival Elon Musk heads to New Mexico to watch historic space race

Daily Mail  

A smiling Richard Branson was pictured ahead of his historic flight today with space race 'foe' Elon Musk today as the pair's rivalry appeared to take a friendly turn. Pictured: The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity flies at Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021 before travel to the cosmos with Sir Richard Branson …

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Virgin Galactic to fly well-known researcher, a TikTok star to space
3 years, 7 months ago

Virgin Galactic to fly well-known researcher, a TikTok star to space

Hindustan Times  

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic announced Thursday it will send researcher Kellie Gerardi, a well-known figure on TikTok, into space to conduct experiments for several minutes while weightless. The 32-year-old bioastronautics researcher, who is affiliated with the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences, said she always believed the space tourism industry's success could also "help open up opportunities for researchers like …

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The great commodities boom hits a Chinese wall
3 years, 7 months ago

The great commodities boom hits a Chinese wall

CNN  

A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. He noted that prices for steel and iron had “increased parabolically” but appeared detached from “underlying supply and demand fundamentals.” April data showed that Chinese demand was “starting to level off a bit,” and that realistically, given the country’s relatively early exit from harsh pandemic restrictions …

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Supersonic travel: Five decades of unrealized promises
4 years, 7 months ago

Supersonic travel: Five decades of unrealized promises

CNN  

New York CNN Business — Taking a meeting in London at noon and returning to New York in time for dinner? In an interview with CNN Business on Friday, Virgin Galactic CEO George Whitesides said the company is in a good position to lead a new push to revive supersonic travel because Galactic is “the only commercial company flying faster …

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Commercial spaceflight is no longer a pipe dream. Here’s what’s next
4 years, 11 months ago

Commercial spaceflight is no longer a pipe dream. Here’s what’s next

CNN  

New York CNN Business — The commercial spaceflight industry is growing up. Investors have put more than $25 billion into makers of satellites, rockets and other space innovations since 2009, according to a report published Tuesday by investment firm Space Angels This year could bring even more attention to the industry, as young companies continue to evolve from wannabes with …

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Virgin Galactic tourism rocket ship reaches space in test
6 years ago

Virgin Galactic tourism rocket ship reaches space in test

India TV News  

Virgin Galactic’s tourism spaceship climbed more than 50 miles high above California’s Mojave Desert on Thursday, reaching for the first time what the company considers the boundary of space. Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson said there will be more test flights and if all goes well he will take a ride before the public gets its chance. Virgin Galactic’s development …

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Virgin Galactic aims to reach space soon with tourism rocket
6 years ago

Virgin Galactic aims to reach space soon with tourism rocket

India TV News  

MOJAVE, Calif. — Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is gearing up to finally send its tourism rocket ship to the edge of space. The next test flight could come as early as Thursday with two pilots taking Virgin Space Ship Unity high above California's Mojave Desert. Virgin Galactic's development of its spaceship took far longer than expected and endured a setback …

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