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Virgin Galactic completes its first commercial spaceflight
After building to this point for 10 years, Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its first commercial flight.
Virgin Orbit officially shutters its space launch operations
Weeks after implementing a company-wide furlough, struggling space launch company Virgin Orbit officially calls it quits.
Virgin Orbit clarifies the cause behind its 'Start Me Up' mission's failure to reach orbit
On Thursday, Virgin Orbit leaders provided a preliminary explanation as to just what went wrong during Monday's Start Me Up mission launch.
In 2021, billionaires headed to the stars
In 2021, Musk, Bezos and Branson finally made good on their myriad space travel promises by launching civilians, astronauts and even themselves into the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.
The FAA will give Bezos and Branson its last astronaut wings
The Federal Aviation Administration is abruptly ending its award for commercial spaceflight, and its final recipients are exactly the people who can afford to go to space for fun.
Virgin Galactic delays the start of its paid spaceflights to the end of 2022
It's the latest in a string of delays for the company.
Virgin Galactic cleared to fly again following FAA investigation
Virgin Galactic has been cleared to fly again by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) following an anomaly on its previous flight.
Virgin Galactic's 'Unity 23' flight will be its first for commercial research
Virgin Galactic announced on Wednesday that its upcoming "Unity 23" mission will include the first commercial research payload in the company's launch history.
FAA opens probe into anomaly on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceflight
The Federal Aviation Administration is looking into an anomaly on the Virgin Galactic flight that carried Richard Branson to space.
Engadget Podcast: Billionaires in space, Windows in the cloud
This week, Space.com's editor-in-chief Tariq Malik joins Cherlynn and Devindra to break down the ongoing billionaire space race.
Can Richard Branson really call himself an astronaut after Sunday's Virgin Galactic flight?
Does flying 50 miles above the Earth's surface make you an astronaut? Depends on which aviation agency you ask.
Elon Musk booked a trip to space with Virgin Galactic
Elon Musk bought a ticket to space aboard Virgin Galactic, suggesting that SpaceX and Virgin aren't quite the bitter enemies you might expect.
Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson complete first fully crewed spaceflight
Virgin Galactic has completed its first fully crewed spaceflight, with Richard Branson aboard.
Watch Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic flight here at 10:30AM ET (updated)
You can watch the entire Unity 22 mission unfold here, the company’s website, as well as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Blue Origin throws shade at Virgin Galactic before Richard Branson's flight
Blue Origin claims Richard Branson isn't really going to outer space.
Virgin Galactic plans to send Richard Branson to space on July 11th
Virgin Galactic has announced that it's opening the flight window for SpaceShipTwo Unity's next rocket-powered test flight on July 11th.
Virgin Galactic's last round of SpaceShipTwo tests begins October 22nd
Virgin Galactic has filed to start the first in a 'final' round of SpaceShipTwo tests on October 22nd, after which it will fly Richard Branson to space.
Virgin Orbit plans to send cubesats to Mars as early as 2022
Virgin Orbit plans to be the first private company to send cubesats to Mars. Today, it announced a partnership with the Polish satellite company SatRevolution and a dozen Polish universities to design a series of small-satellite missions to the Red Planet. The first cubesat could launch as early as 2022.
Virgin Galactic sends its first passenger to the edge of space
Virgin Galactic sent its first test passenger into sub-space today. The company's chief astronaut instructor Beth Moses accompanied two pilots on a flight 55.85 miles above the Earth, just a few miles below the internationally recognized space boundary, 62 miles. This will likely come as good news to the more than 600 people from 58 countries who have paid or put down deposits for suborbital flights with Virgin Galactic -- some of those passengers have been queuing for as many as 14 years.
Richard Branson hints at Virgin electric cars to rival Tesla
The Virgin giganto-brand already encompasses a media empire, a few airlines, wireless phone service, some hotels and an honest-to-goodness space program -- why wouldn't it churn out some electric cars for us, too? CEO Richard Branson hinted as much during a chat with Bloomberg, noting that Virgin's already got a team plugging away on high-speed electric car that'll participate in the Formula E racing circuit, but here's the bit that everyone's seized on: "We have teams of people working on electric cars," Branson said. "So you never know-you may find Virgin competing with the Tesla in the car business as we do in the space business. We will see what happens."
