Virgin Galactic

2023 - 6 - 29

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Virgin Galactic launches rocketplane on first commercial sub-orbital ... (CBS News)

Cheered on by Virgin employees, family members and friends gathered at Spaceport America in New Mexico, the twin-fuselage VMS Eve carrier jet took off around 10 ...

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Virgin Galactic aces its 1st-ever commercial launch of suborbital ... (Space.com)

Virgin Galactic flew its first-ever commercial mission today (June 29), sending a crew of four to suborbital space and back.

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Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson's rocket plane enters ... (BBC News)

It's taken nearly 20 years but Sir Richard Branson is finally taking paying passengers to space.

Virgin Galactic launches commercial flights for space tourists (Fremont Tribune)

For years, British billionaire Richard Branson vowed that commercial space flights with his firm Virgin Galactic were just around the corner.

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Italian researchers reach the edge of space, flying aboard Virgin ... (CTV News)

A team of Italian researchers reached the edge of space Thursday morning, flying aboard a rocket-powered plane piloted by Virgin Galactic as the space ...

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Virgin Galactic launches rocket plane in space tourism venture (Globalnews.ca)

Virgin becomes the latest commercial enterprise catering to wealthy customers willing to pay large sums of money to experience the exhilaration of ...

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Virgin Galactic completes first commercial SpaceShipTwo suborbital ... (SpaceNews)

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo vehicle VSS Unity, separated from its VMS Eve mothership aircraft at about 11:29 a.m. Eastern above cloudy skies in southern New ...

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Virgin Galactic live updates: Company to launch its first fully ... (WOKV)

NEW YORK — Virgin Galactic is launching its first fully commercial flight of the SpaceShipTwo space plane, the company announced.

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