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Watch | Astronaut's video of reunion with daughter after Virgin Galactic flight
1 year, 1 month ago

Watch | Astronaut's video of reunion with daughter after Virgin Galactic flight

Hindustan Times  

A space researcher recently shared a video of her reunion with her daughter after the successful completion of a suborbital flight Galactic 05, launched by Virgin Galactic in New Mexico. The video captures Kellie Gerardi inside the flight making her way back home. My sweet Delta V.” A space researcher recently shared a video of her reunion with her daughter …

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Space Tourism: Virgin Galactic's third commercial flight takes tourists to the edge of space and back
1 year, 3 months ago

Space Tourism: Virgin Galactic's third commercial flight takes tourists to the edge of space and back

Hindustan Times  

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. said it launched its third commercial flight Friday morning, sending another crew of paying tourists to the edge of space and back. Space Tourism: Virgin Galactic's third commercial flight takes tourists to the edge of space and back The flight, called Galactic 03, marks the latest milestone for the venture, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, as …

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Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises
1 year, 4 months ago

Virgin Galactic launches first tourism mission after decades of promises

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. The group’s journey began at Virgin Galactic’s spaceport in New Mexico, where the passengers boarded VSS Unity as it sat attached beneath the wing of the mothership called VMS Eve. Space tourists, from left, Jon Goodwin, Anastatia Mayers and her mother, Keisha Schahaff, are seen before boarding their Virgin Galactic …

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Dream of going to space? Virgin Galactic just launched commercial flights
1 year, 5 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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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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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic given US government approval to take passengers into space
3 years, 5 months ago

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic given US government approval to take passengers into space

ABC  

Virgin Galactic finally has the US government’s approval to start launching customers into space from New Mexico. Key points: Virgin Galactic plans to launch its first fully crewed flight this US summer A review of the company's third flight to space in May was successful and paved the way for approval More than 600 people have already reserved a ride …

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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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