> After more than 16 years of research, engineering, and testing, Virgin Galactic stands at the vanguard of a new commercial space industry, which is set to open space to humankind and change the world for good. - Richard Branson In a shocking update yesterday, Virgin Galactic announced its plans to...
On a colossal win announced Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Virgin Galactic the license it needs to fly commercial passengers to space. The company cleared the final two FAA milestones, testing the spacecraft’s flight control and inertial navigation systems, with its test spaceflight last month. The...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Monday on Instagram that he will be flying to space on the first crewed flight of New Shepard, the rocket ship built by his space travel company Blue Origin. Joining him on the July 20th flight will be his brother, Mark, and two others, one...
After months of delay, Virgin Galactic successfully completed its rocket-powered test flight, bringing the company a step closer in its mission to launch commercial spaceflight and space tourism. Virgin’s VSS Unity reached an altitude of over 44,000 before safely returning its two pilots Kelly Latimer and Michael Masucci,...
Virgin Group's US-based spaceflight company, Virgin Galactic, has announced that it delayed its space tourism flights that were expected to happen this year to early 2022. After the announcement, the company shares ($SPCE) fell 11.9% in trading. CEO Michael Colglazier said that Virgin Galactic’s next rocket-powered test flight...
> If civilization can journey among the stars, we better have conquered childhood cancer along the way. - Jared Isaacman Jared Isaacman, the founder and CEO of Shift4 Payments, has chartered a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule for a 3-4 day trip to the International Space Station in October. Marking the world's...
