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Virgin Galactic Spaceships to Take Off from Italy
Virgin Galactic Spaceships to Take Off from Italy

9 Jul 2018, 06:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Virgin Galactic to build a spaceship that would operate from an Italian location, to be used for both research and space tourism.

 
Blue Origin Space Tickets on Sale from 2019
Blue Origin Space Tickets on Sale from 2019

25 Jun 2018, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Blue Origin executive says sales of tickets for the company's trips to space could begin as soon as 2019, prices yet undisclosed.

 
Video Shows Richard Branson’s VSS Unity During Test Flight
Video Shows Richard Branson’s VSS Unity During Test Flight

31 May 2018, 14:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The second StarShipTwo, VSS Unity, is currently undergoing testing and on Monday it successfully completed its second powered flight.

 
Buy a Penthouse, Get a Lamborghini Aventador, a Yacht and a Trip to Space
Buy a Penthouse, Get a Lamborghini Aventador, a Yacht and a Trip to Space

20 May 2018, 07:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Man from New York is selling a 15,000-square-foot duplex penthouse for $85 million, throws in two cars, a yacht and a trip to space.

 
Blue Origin's Race to the Stars
Blue Origin's Race to the Stars

12 May 2018, 11:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Blue Origin is the third biggest private company trying to make a mark on the future with the rocket technologies it is developing.

 
Book Your Vacation in Space with the World’s First Space Travel Agent
Book Your Vacation in Space with the World’s First Space Travel Agent

4 May 2018, 11:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / British company creates what is supposedly the world's first travel agency to book travel to the future space hotel three years from now.

 
The Aircraft That Might Get Justin Bieber & Co to Space Is Officially Introduced
The Aircraft That Might Get Justin Bieber & Co to Space Is Officially Introduced

22 Feb 2016, 14:35 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / After a two-year period of revisions on its sub-orbital flying aircraft, Virgin Galactic is returning with an improved SpaceShipTwo

 
NTSB Releases Final Summary of SpaceShipTwo Accident Investigation
NTSB Releases Final Summary of SpaceShipTwo Accident Investigation

28 Jul 2015, 15:49 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has finished the investigation about last year's crash involving Virgin Galactic's test flight

 
Virgin Racing Partners Up with DS Brand for Formula E
Virgin Racing Partners Up with DS Brand for Formula E

29 Jun 2015, 13:18 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The Virgin Galactic founder is not just busy with bringing men closer to the outerspace, he also wants drivers to switch the petrol-muncherds off for good

 
Before Visiting the Outer Space, Here’s What Richard Branson Is Sailing with
Before Visiting the Outer Space, Here’s What Richard Branson Is Sailing with

10 Apr 2015, 14:17 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / After Branson had bought it 2006, the vessel went through some serious restoration that lasted for about two years. In 2013, it received further art upgrades

 
Virgin Galactic’s Founder Richard Branson to Become Elon Musk’s Competitor
Virgin Galactic’s Founder Richard Branson to Become Elon Musk’s Competitor

20 Mar 2015, 10:09 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The 64-year old businessman has reiterated his choices and entered the Formula E game recently. It turns out it's not just for the high speed thrill

 
Jeremy Clarkson: Mourn the Loss of Your Pilot and then Carry On
Jeremy Clarkson: Mourn the Loss of Your Pilot and then Carry On

12 Nov 2014, 12:00 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Top Gear’s star Jeremy Clarkson believes people should stop complaining about Richard Branson’s ambition to make his commercial space flight service a success, even though Virgin Galacti...

 
Virgin Galactic Loses 20 of Its Customers after the SpaceShipTwo Crash
Virgin Galactic Loses 20 of Its Customers after the SpaceShipTwo Crash

7 Nov 2014, 17:07 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Even though Virgin Galactic’s founder Richard Branson stated the company will continue to work towards its commercial launch goals, it seems last month’s tragic accident was quite a big ...

 
Land Rover Reveals New Details of Its Virgin Galactic Competition
Land Rover Reveals New Details of Its Virgin Galactic Competition

7 Oct 2014, 08:54 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Land Rover has recently revealed a new video showing fans what it would be like to actually win the company’s competition, through which four friends will get the chance to travel to space on ...

 
This Is How You Ride a Spaceship Back to Earth without Leaving the Planet
This Is How You Ride a Spaceship Back to Earth without Leaving the Planet

8 Sep 2014, 14:56 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / While Elon Musk’s Space X Falcon rocket just lifted off with communications satellite and Virgin Galactic keeps getting reservations, it’s pretty obvious the 21st century is all about sp...

 
Land Rover Will Send Four Adventurers to Space for Free
Land Rover Will Send Four Adventurers to Space for Free

4 Sep 2014, 15:55 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / As part of promoting their new Discovery model around the world, Land Rover has recently announced the first competition through which four aspiring astronauts will get the chance to take a trip wit...

 
Lady Gaga to Marry on Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Trip to Space
Lady Gaga to Marry on Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Trip to Space

22 Aug 2014, 17:01 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flight, the first commercial trip to space scheduled to take place next year, will reportedly also be a very special one for the music industry. Lady Gaga...

 
Virgin Galactic: One Step Closer to the Edge of Space
Virgin Galactic: One Step Closer to the Edge of Space

2 Jun 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The privately-funded space company owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments PJS (Public Joint Stock Company) have recently signed a key agreement wit...

 
SpaceShipTwo 'Feathers' Re-Entry Test
SpaceShipTwo 'Feathers' Re-Entry Test

19 May 2011, 09:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Another obstacle in the race for Virgin Galactic to become the first company in the world to offer regular trips to space has been overcome in the beginning of the month, when Virgin's test pil...

 
SpaceShipTwo Makes Longest Flight to Date
SpaceShipTwo Makes Longest Flight to Date

23 Apr 2011, 08:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The testing of the craft that is likely to become the first ever privately-built space machine, the SpaceShipTwo, is continuing at a fast pace in the Mojave Desert. Last week, the space craft was su...