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Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space
1 year, 6 months ago

Virgin Galactic completes final test flight before launching paying customers to space

Associated Press  

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M — Virgin Galactic completed what is expected to be its final test flight Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space, marking what the space tourism company described as a “fantastic achievement” in what has been a long road to commercial operations. The flight came nearly two years after founder Richard Branson beat fellow billionaire and …

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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic successfully sends four people to space
1 year, 6 months ago

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic successfully sends four people to space

Daily Mail  

Billionaire Richard Branson is back in the space race. Federal aviation authorities banned Virgin Galactic launches after Branson's maiden flight in 2021 led to an investigation when it veered off course during its descent back to the runway in the New Mexico desert. The VSS Unity spaceplane hung 54.2 miles above Earth's surface for three minutes, allowing the space tourists …

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Virgin Galactic sees delay to space mission with Italian Air Force
3 years, 3 months ago

Virgin Galactic sees delay to space mission with Italian Air Force

The Hindu  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc on Friday flagged a delay to its first commercial research mission with the Italian Air Force to mid-October due to a potential manufacturing defect. Virgin Galactic said on Friday a third-party supplier warned of a potential manufacturing defect in a component of the flight control system during test flight preparations. The mission was initially set for …

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US aviation agency probes Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight deviation
3 years, 3 months ago

US aviation agency probes Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight deviation

Live Mint  

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it is investigating a deviation in the descent of the flight of the Virgin Galactic rocket plane that carried British billionaire Richard Branson to the edge of space on July 11. Virgin Galactic acknowledged in a statement to Reuters that "the flight’s ultimate trajectory deviated from our initial plan" but added it "did …

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Richard Branson's flight to space went off-course, deviated from path; under investigation
3 years, 3 months ago

Richard Branson's flight to space went off-course, deviated from path; under investigation

India Today  

The flight carrying Richard Branson to the edge of space could have ended up landing on the desert plain after warning lights flashed on the pilot's console indicating that the flight path was too shallow and the nose of the ship was insufficiently vertical. The US Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a deviation of the flight of the Virgin Galactic …

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Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and where space really begins
3 years, 5 months ago

Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and where space really begins

Live Mint  

Scientists say determining the boundaries of space is fuzzy, but billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson have ignited the debate as they race to jump-start a space-tourism industry. For much of the world, the boundary to space is considered the imaginary Karman Line, which starts around 62 miles above Earth and which Mr. Bezos and his Blue Origin LLC capsule …

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Nike, Virgin Galactic, CarMax rise; FedEx falls
3 years, 5 months ago

Nike, Virgin Galactic, CarMax rise; FedEx falls

Associated Press  

Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: Nike, up $20.75 to $154.35 The sportswear maker reported blockbuster earnings for its latest quarter and issued a strong outlook for the year. CarMax, up $7.97 to $127.40 High demand for used cars produced solid results at CarMax, which breezed past Wall Street’s sales and profit targets. Berkshire Hathaway Class …

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Virgin Galactic gets FAA approval for commercial passenger space flights
3 years, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic gets FAA approval for commercial passenger space flights

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The commercial license that we have had in place since 2016 remains in place, but is now …

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Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic gets FAA’s OK to launch customers to space

Associated Press  

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico. Unlike Blue Origin’s and SpaceX’s fully automated capsules launched from the ground by reusable rockets, Virgin Galactic uses a winged spacecraft that launches from the belly of an airplane and requires a pair of pilots. A review of the …

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Virgin Galactic gets FAA's approval to launch customers to space
3 years, 5 months ago

Virgin Galactic gets FAA's approval to launch customers to space

India Today  

Virgin Galactic finally has the federal government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico. “But we don’t have any announcements about Virgin Galactic’s future flight plans at this time.” Watch | Virgin Galactic completes first flight in over two years Unlike Blue Origin’s and SpaceX’s capsules launched from the ground by reusable rockets, Virgin Galactic uses a …

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Virgin Orbit halts test flights as Covid-19 cases surge
4 years ago

Virgin Orbit halts test flights as Covid-19 cases surge

CNN  

Austin, Texas CNN Business — Virgin Orbit, the sister company to Richard Branson’s space venture Virgin Galactic, is halting a rocket launch attempt because too many of its employees were at risk of Covid-19 exposure, the company said. The Los Angeles-based startup, which hopes to blast satellites into orbit via a rocket that launches from the beneath the wing of …

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