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"Exceeded Wildest Dreams": Virgin Galactic's First Space Trip With Tourists
Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial pursuit, the company said.
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Virgin Galactic Completes First Commercial Spaceflight. Tickets Priced At...
This comes almost two years after Mr Branson took a test flight along with other personnel to usher in a new era of lucrative space tourism.
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Virgin Galactic Commercial Spaceflight Plans for June Announced; Shares Soar
Virgin Galactic said on Thursday its long-awaited commercial spaceflight service would launch later this month, sending its shares up over 55 percent in trading after the bell. The first spaceflight, called "Galactic 01", is planned between June 27 and June 30, the company said.
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Virgin Galactic Partners With Boeing Aurora to Build Two Launch Carrier Aircrafts
Space travel company Virgin Galactic announcement an agreement with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two new air launch carrier aircraft for its spaceships. The first of the new aircraft is due to enter service by 2025. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
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Growth in Space Tourism Can Take Toll on Climate, Finds Study
A recent study has concluded that rocket launches are taking a larger toll on the climate like no other. Using a 3D model to explore the impact of rocket launches and re-entry in 2019, the team stated the “impact of projected space tourism scenarios is based on the recent billionaire space race.”
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says 5th Crewed Flight Delayed, New Shepard Rocket Did Not Meet Expectations
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin says it has delayed its fifth crewed launch that was scheduled for Friday as one of the New Shepard rocket's back-up systems did not meet expectations.
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Virgin Galactic to Delay Commercial Space Travel Service, Won’t Conduct Further Test Flights This Year
Virgin Galactic said it is delaying its commercial space travel service to the fourth quarter of 2022 and will not conduct another planned test flight this year.
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Virgin Galactic Cleared To Launch After US Closes Safety Investigation
Virgin Galactic said Wednesday it had been cleared for spaceflight after the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) concluded a probe into a safety "mishap" related to its high-profile mission in July that featured company founder Richard Branson.
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Virgin Galactic to Launch Unity 23, Its First Commercial Research Mission, With Italian Air Force Soon
Virgin Galactic launching its first commercial research mission named Unity 23 along with the Italian Air Force to the edge of space, it said.
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Jeff Bezos to Travel to Space Today Aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard: How To Watch Livestream
Jeff Bezos is set to blast off aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard to space today. He will be joined by an all-civilian crew consisting of his younger brother and the oldest as well as youngest person to travel to space. The launch is scheduled for around 6:30pm IST today from Blue Origin's Launch Site One facility located outside Van Horn in Texas,...
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Virgin Galactic Acknowledges Richard Branson's Pre-Launch Bike Ride Never Happened
Virgin Galactic acknowledged that billionaire founder Richard Branson never rode a bicycle to the launch site of his space flight on Sunday, as depicted in a highly publicised video included in the company's webcast of the event.
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Jeff Bezos Space Flight: US Approves Blue Origin Licence for Human Space Travel Aboard New Shepard
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it approved a Blue Origin licence to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Took Digs at Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Ahead of Sunday Launch
Ahead of the Virgin Galactic launch, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin shared a few not-so-subtle digs at Richard Branson's space plans, pointing out that the former was not crossing the Karman line, and that it was a high altitude airplane, not a rocket like Blue Origin.
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Sirisha Bandla Becomes Third Indian-Origin Woman To Fly Into Space
Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed suborbital test flight from New Mexico.
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"Exceeded Wildest Dreams": Virgin Galactic's First Space Trip With Tourists
Virgin Galactic launched its first tourist passengers into the weightlessness of space Thursday, the culmination of a nearly two-decade commercial pursuit, the company said.
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Virgin Galactic Completes First Commercial Spaceflight. Tickets Priced At...
This comes almost two years after Mr Branson took a test flight along with other personnel to usher in a new era of lucrative space tourism.
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Virgin Galactic Commercial Spaceflight Plans for June Announced; Shares Soar
Virgin Galactic said on Thursday its long-awaited commercial spaceflight service would launch later this month, sending its shares up over 55 percent in trading after the bell. The first spaceflight, called "Galactic 01", is planned between June 27 and June 30, the company said.
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Virgin Galactic Partners With Boeing Aurora to Build Two Launch Carrier Aircrafts
Space travel company Virgin Galactic announcement an agreement with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to build two new air launch carrier aircraft for its spaceships. The first of the new aircraft is due to enter service by 2025. The value of the contract was not disclosed.
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Growth in Space Tourism Can Take Toll on Climate, Finds Study
A recent study has concluded that rocket launches are taking a larger toll on the climate like no other. Using a 3D model to explore the impact of rocket launches and re-entry in 2019, the team stated the “impact of projected space tourism scenarios is based on the recent billionaire space race.”
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Bezos' Blue Origin Said to Have Completed Fifth Crewed Flight Launch
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin completed its fifth crewed launch on Saturday after a New Shepard rocket's back-up system that had not met expectations delayed the voyage last month. Blue Origin's fourth flight landed successfully in March in west Texas after taking six passengers for a 10-minute journey to the edge of space.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Says 5th Crewed Flight Delayed, New Shepard Rocket Did Not Meet Expectations
Jeff Bezos' space tourism venture Blue Origin says it has delayed its fifth crewed launch that was scheduled for Friday as one of the New Shepard rocket's back-up systems did not meet expectations.
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Virgin Galactic to Delay Commercial Space Travel Service, Won’t Conduct Further Test Flights This Year
Virgin Galactic said it is delaying its commercial space travel service to the fourth quarter of 2022 and will not conduct another planned test flight this year.
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Virgin Galactic Cleared To Launch After US Closes Safety Investigation
Virgin Galactic said Wednesday it had been cleared for spaceflight after the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) concluded a probe into a safety "mishap" related to its high-profile mission in July that featured company founder Richard Branson.
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Virgin Galactic to Launch Unity 23, Its First Commercial Research Mission, With Italian Air Force Soon
Virgin Galactic launching its first commercial research mission named Unity 23 along with the Italian Air Force to the edge of space, it said.
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Jeff Bezos to Travel to Space Today Aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard: How To Watch Livestream
Jeff Bezos is set to blast off aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard to space today. He will be joined by an all-civilian crew consisting of his younger brother and the oldest as well as youngest person to travel to space. The launch is scheduled for around 6:30pm IST today from Blue Origin's Launch Site One facility located outside Van Horn in Texas,...
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Virgin Galactic Acknowledges Richard Branson's Pre-Launch Bike Ride Never Happened
Virgin Galactic acknowledged that billionaire founder Richard Branson never rode a bicycle to the launch site of his space flight on Sunday, as depicted in a highly publicised video included in the company's webcast of the event.
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Jeff Bezos Space Flight: US Approves Blue Origin Licence for Human Space Travel Aboard New Shepard
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it approved a Blue Origin licence to carry humans on the New Shepard launch system into space.
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Took Digs at Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Ahead of Sunday Launch
Ahead of the Virgin Galactic launch, Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin shared a few not-so-subtle digs at Richard Branson's space plans, pointing out that the former was not crossing the Karman line, and that it was a high altitude airplane, not a rocket like Blue Origin.
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Sirisha Bandla Becomes Third Indian-Origin Woman To Fly Into Space
Aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla on Sunday became the third Indian-origin woman to fly into space when she joined British billionaire Richard Branson on Virgin Galactic's first fully crewed suborbital test flight from New Mexico.
