Virgin Galactic shares plunge as Branson rules out further funding
British billionaire alarms investors by stating space tourism company has enough cash to operate ‘on its own’
October 2023
‘Callous, reckless, unethical’: scientists in row over rare fossils flown into space
Spanish company launches reusable rocket in breakthrough for European space ambitions
August 2023
'Completely surreal': Tourists recount flight to edge of space on Virgin Galactic – video
Six individuals were aboard VSS Unity space plane, including first mother-daughter duo to travel to space together
Virgin Galactic successfully flies tourists to space for first time – video
Passengers experienced weightlessness as Virgin Galactic flew them to suborbital space
Virgin Galactic successfully flies tourists to space for first time
Six individuals were aboard VSS Unity space plane, including first mother-daughter duo to venture to space together
June 2023
Virgin Galactic completes first commercial flight into space
Flight is milestone for space tourism venture founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, after years of setbacks
April 2023
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January 2023
‘Wings like cracked eggshells’: Richard Branson faces turbulence over safety of space flights
Investors are pursuing legal action against Virgin Galactic, claiming its carrier aircraft and space vehicle were not designed for regular space travel
January 2022
To the moon and beyond: what 2022 holds for space travel
From lunar missions to anti-asteroid defence systems, there are plenty of exciting scientific developments to look forward to
October 2021
Rocket men: how billionaires are using celebrities as PR for their space projects
Critics see the ‘awful business’ of private space tourism as having little technological or exploration value
August 2021
Richard Branson sells third stake in Virgin Galactic to prop up other firms
Shares in space tourism firm worth $300m will support Virgin Atlantic and other businesses hit by Covid-19
Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at $450,000 a seat
The company said it will have three consumer offerings: a single seat, a multi-seat package and a full-flight buy out
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The billionaire space race – podcast
Shivani Dave speaks to Robert Massey, the deputy executive director at the Royal Astronomical Society, to understand what, if any, positives might come from what has been called ‘the billionaire space race’
July 2021
Bezos blasted for traveling to space while Amazon workers toil on planet Earth
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