Virgin Galactic Now Working on Second Spaceship
1 Aug 2019, 15:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic says it completed the systems installation and main structure build of the wing of their second - or third - spaceship
Virgin Galactic to Become World’s First Publicly Listed Space Company
9 Jul 2019, 12:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson announces the company's plan to go public later this year, making it the first space entity to do so
Virgin Galactic Moving Staff and Spaceships to Spaceport America in New Mexico
13 May 2019, 13:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson says the comapny will begin operations at the New Mexico Spaceport America this summer
Range Rover Astronaut Edition By SVO Is Not Your Average Luxury SUV
10 May 2019, 13:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're one of the folks who paid $250,000 to go into space with Virgin Galactic, then you're entitled to buy the Astronaut Edition of the Range Rover
Virgin Galactic Astronaut Becomes First Woman to Get Commercial Astronaut Wings
10 Apr 2019, 15:31 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic astronauts, including chief instructor Beth Moses received the Commercial Astronaut Wings from the Federal Aviation Administration
Virgin Galactic Flies to Space Again, Breaks Down Barriers
25 Feb 2019, 14:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic’s chief astronaut instructor, Beth Moses, is the first to float freely in space onboard a commercial spaceship
Virgin Galactic Readies for New Supersonic Flight with NASA Payloads On Board
20 Feb 2019, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This fifth powered flight will be close to a full commercial weight, as the Unity will be carrying NASA Flight Opportunity program research payloads
Elon Musk Says a Trip to Mars Could Be Cheaper than a House on Earth
14 Feb 2019, 15:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Musk says that should the volume of people going to the Red Planet be sufficient, a ticket could cost “less than $500k & maybe even below $100k.”
VSS Unity’s Rocket Motor Enters the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
11 Feb 2019, 12:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The CTN used on VSS Unity has a weight of 3,000 pounds and generates 320 kN of thrust, along with a burn duration of 60 seconds
Under Armour to Make Spacesuits for Virgin Galactic Astronauts
25 Jan 2019, 09:07 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic said Under Armour has been tasked with creating the space wear needed for the company’s passengers and pilots
David Beckahm in Talks to Fly to Space, Will Toss a Football While up There
21 Dec 2018, 15:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Report says several companies have approached the ex soccer star because it would be excellent publicity, and he’s more than up for it
Virgin Galactic Makes It to Space, Rich Average Joes to Follow
14 Dec 2018, 14:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceplane reached an altitude of 51.4 miles (82.7 km) during a test flight on Thursday, marking the ships first outing to space
Virgin Galactic First Flight to Space Imminent
12 Dec 2018, 10:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Flight will test new limits for altitude, air speed, loads, and thermal heating and it might also reach space for the first time
Virgin Galactic to Fly to Space by Christmas
3 Dec 2018, 10:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic's pilots plan to take the VSS Unity ship in its first trip to space by sometime before Christmas
NASA Considers Sending Tourists to the ISS
23 Nov 2018, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / According to various sources, NASA is looking to make a bit more money be sending tourists to ISS and back in the near future
Richard Branson to Launch Himself to Space “In Months”
9 Oct 2018, 14:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Richard Branson believes Virgin Galactic will begin test flights in weeks and he will fly to space within months, not years.
NASA Astronauts to Land on Mars and Find Elon Musk There
27 Sep 2018, 08:15 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA doesn not plan to put humans on Mars before 2030. By that time, Elon Musk said earlier this week a full SpaceX Martian base will be ready
Stratolaunch Pegasus to Fly in 2020, More Spacecraft to Follow
22 Aug 2018, 09:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Stratolaunch says it is working on four horizontal launch vehicles, the first of them to begin regular flights as soon as 2020.
Virgin Galactic Spaceship Breaks Mach 2, Reaches Mesosphere for the First Time
30 Jul 2018, 13:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A new test flight of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity saw the vehicle rise 170,800 feet at apogee, reaching the Earth's Mesosphere.
Virgin to Launch Satellites from the Cornwall Airport Using Cosmic Girl
17 Jul 2018, 12:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / New Virgin company signs a deal with the Cornwall Airport that would allow it to launch satellites from the underbelly of a Boeing 747