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24 May 2023

Richard Branson's Rocket Company Virgin Orbit Sold For $36 Mn, Shuts Biz

Rocket Lab said the Virgin Orbit assets will improve its production, manufacturing, and test capabilities, especially in developing its larger Neutron rocket.

09 May 2023

Virgin Galactic To Launch First Commercial Flight To Edge Of Space In June

The Unity 25 will carry two pilots and four Virgin Galactic employees -- Beth Moses, Luke Mays, Jamila Gilbert, and Christopher Huie -- to the edge of space.

07 Aug 2021

Want to travel to space? Virgin Galactic reopens ticket sale, know all details

Richard Branson's space tourism firm Virgin Galactic has reopened ticket sales for its SpaceShipTwo spaceplane, here's how much it can cost you.

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06 Aug 2021

Win 2 free tickets to space! Check Virgin Galactic's offer, flight price

Virgin Galactic is selling the tickets starting from $450,000 Virgin Galactic was selling the tickets at around $200,000 to $250,000. Around 600 space enthusiasts had booked flight tickets during those years.

18 Jul 2021

Here's why Ashton Kutcher backed out of Virgin Galactic space flight

Ten years ago actor Ashton Kutcher was planning to be among the first people to ride on Virgin Galactic's private spaceship However, he changed his mind after having children with Mila Kunis The former "Two and a Half Men" star said he was supposed to be on the next Virgin Galactic flight but pulled out years ago

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15 Jul 2021

Was Branson's space travel real? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says THIS

Popular astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson expressed doubts on Richard Branson's space travel. Tyson believes that Tesla founder Elon Musk's orbit project and his aerospace company has more merit.

12 Jul 2021

DNA: You will soon be able to fly to space!

On Sunday (July 11, 2021), Richard Branson fulfilled his childhood dream of flying to space. The British billionaire climbed more than 50 miles over the desert of New Mexico aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and returned safely. This was the 22nd test flight of VSS Unity and the first successful test flight with full crew in the cabin.

Richard Branson

12 Jul 2021

Richard Branson flies to space onboard Virgin Galactic, check key moments

"I have dreamt about this moment since I was a child, but nothing could have prepared me for the view of Earth from space. It was magical," 70-year-old Richard Branson expressed after the spaceflight.

Richard Branson

11 Jul 2021

Virgin Galactic's Branson takes off for high-altitude launch into space

Branson and his crewmates walked onto the tarmac of New Mexico's Spaceport America waving to a throng of onlookers before boarding waiting Unity rocket plane parked at the end of a taxiway. Video posted online by Virgin Galactic showed Branson earlier arriving at the spaceport on his bicycle and greeting his crewmates with a hug. Grammy-nominated R&B singer Khalid was due to take the stage after the flight to perform a forthcoming single "New Normal."

Richard Branson

11 Jul 2021

Virgin Galactic's Branson ready for space launch aboard rocket plane

UBS has estimated the potential value of the space tourism market reaching $3 billion annually by 2030. An earlier prototype crashed during a test flight over California`s Mojave Desert in 2014. Branson`s participation in Sunday`s flight was announced just over a week ago.

Richard Branson

02 Jul 2021

Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson announces his trip to space

Branson would travel beyond Earth`s atmosphere ahead of Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos is slated to fly to space on July 20 along with his brother, Mark

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17 Oct 2018

Richard Branson recalls rock 'n roll days as gets Hollywood star

Branson said he was especially delighted to sign the Rolling Stones to Virgin Records in 1992.

15 Jul 2018

Your flight to outer space could be just months away

Two companies are in the race to take passengers on space tourism and while neither has given a confirmed date yet, it could be as early as in 2019.

Stephen Hawking

21 Mar 2017

Stephen Hawking confirms he is travelling to space on board Richard Branson’s spaceship

The 75-year-old British physicist said he had not expected to have the opportunity to experience space but that the Virgin boss had offered him a seat.

08 Feb 2017

Barack Obama kitesurfing: This video will make you fall in love with ex-US president again

After keeping his political opponents at bay for years, former US President Barack Obama has now beaten his friend and billionaire Richard Branson, who had challenged him in a Kitesurfing contest.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

24 Jun 2016

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to share dais with Leonardo DiCaprio in UK: Reports

Founder of the Virgin Group Richard Branson is expected to share dais with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

23 Jun 2016

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat will be in UK in July – know who all he will meet, what all he will do

Reports said DiCaprio and Branson are expected to announce their support for RSS' campaign against beef consumption and promote vegetarianism.

16 Jun 2015

Airbus to build satellites for OneWeb to beam Internet from space

Bankrolled in part by Richard Branson`s London-based Virgin Group and chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, the project will cost between $1.5 billion and $2 billion.

Richard Branson

19 Nov 2014

Branson reassures VIPs about space travel, says Virgin Galactic still taking reservations

The report said that Branson was heard telling guests at the "hit-and-giggle fest" that he was 100 percent going to space with his son despite the recent SpaceShipTwo disaster.

Richard Branson

02 Nov 2014

Branson determined to find cause of Virgin spaceship crash, pilots identified

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson on Saturday vowed to find out what caused his space tourism company`s passenger spaceship to crash during a test flight, killing one pilot and injuring the other, but expressed a desire to press on with the dream of commercial space flight.

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