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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 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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Virgin Orbit Rocket Launches 7 US Defense Department Satellites
A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven US Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast and streaked toward space Friday night.
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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 Orbit Successfully Launches 7 Satellites Into Orbit
A Virgin Orbit rocket released from a jet flying off the California coast carried seven small satellites into space as the company kicked off a year in which it plans to ramp up the pace of launches, including two originating from Britain.
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World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report Lists Out What Threatens Global Economy
World Economic Forum said in a report on Tuesday that cybersecurity and space are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to the existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mom-Daughter Duo Wins Tickets To Space In Virgin Galactic Lottery
A health coach from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has won two tickets worth almost $1 million to be among Virgin Galactic's first space tourists, the company said Wednesday.
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Virgin Galactic Has Sold 100 More Space Tickets, Commercial Services Expected to Begin by End of 2022
Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space last summer, with commercial services expected to begin by the end of 2022, the company said in its financial results.
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Virgin Galactic Sells Around 100 Tickets Since Richard Branson Space Trip
Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space over summer, with commercial service expected to begin by the end of 2022, the company said in its financial results Monday.
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Virgin Galactic Delays Commercial Space Travel Service, No Test Flight In 2022
Space exploration company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Thursday 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’s July 11 Spaceflight Deviation Being Investigated by US Federal Aviation Administration
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said 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.
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US Aviation Regulator Probing Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Flight Path Deviation
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 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.
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Amazon Customers Are Cancelling Prime Membership After Jeff Bezos' Space Trip: Find Out Why
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flew out to space and stayed in zero gravity for a few minutes last month. After landing back on Earth, he thanked all Amazon customers for funding it. Little did he know this gesture of gratitude would majorly backfire. Many Amazon customers are now saying that they are against funding the private space trips of a billion...
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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.
-
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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Virgin Orbit Rocket Launches 7 US Defense Department Satellites
A Virgin Orbit rocket carrying seven US Defense Department satellites was launched from a special Boeing 747 flying off the Southern California coast and streaked toward space Friday night.
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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 Orbit Successfully Launches 7 Satellites Into Orbit
A Virgin Orbit rocket released from a jet flying off the California coast carried seven small satellites into space as the company kicked off a year in which it plans to ramp up the pace of launches, including two originating from Britain.
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World Economic Forum's Global Risks Report Lists Out What Threatens Global Economy
World Economic Forum said in a report on Tuesday that cybersecurity and space are emerging risks to the global economy, adding to the existing challenges posed by climate change and the coronavirus pandemic.
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Mom-Daughter Duo Wins Tickets To Space In Virgin Galactic Lottery
A health coach from the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda has won two tickets worth almost $1 million to be among Virgin Galactic's first space tourists, the company said Wednesday.
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Virgin Galactic Has Sold 100 More Space Tickets, Commercial Services Expected to Begin by End of 2022
Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space last summer, with commercial services expected to begin by the end of 2022, the company said in its financial results.
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Virgin Galactic Sells Around 100 Tickets Since Richard Branson Space Trip
Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets since flying its founder Richard Branson to space over summer, with commercial service expected to begin by the end of 2022, the company said in its financial results Monday.
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Virgin Galactic Delays Commercial Space Travel Service, No Test Flight In 2022
Space exploration company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Thursday 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’s July 11 Spaceflight Deviation Being Investigated by US Federal Aviation Administration
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said 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.
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US Aviation Regulator Probing Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Flight Path Deviation
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 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.
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Amazon Customers Are Cancelling Prime Membership After Jeff Bezos' Space Trip: Find Out Why
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos flew out to space and stayed in zero gravity for a few minutes last month. After landing back on Earth, he thanked all Amazon customers for funding it. Little did he know this gesture of gratitude would majorly backfire. Many Amazon customers are now saying that they are against funding the private space trips of a billion...
