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Virgin Galactic space flight has opened a new chapter in the story of aviation | World News
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It is just 120 years since the Wright brothers strapped themselves to a rickety powered glider and flew all of 36 metres. Now flying is so routine we barely give it a thought. But Virgin Galactic has opened a new chapter in the story of aviation, taking its first tourists into space in a plane…
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Virgin Galactic takes first tourists to edge of space | Science & Tech News
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Virgin Galactic has taken its first tourists to the edge of space. The company, founded by Sir Richard Branson, took an 80-year-old former Olympian and a mother and daughter about 55 miles (88km) above Earth where the passengers experienced zero gravity during the flight which lasted just more than an hour. See live updates on…
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Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight launches today – here’s what you need to know | Science & Tech News
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Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism flight launches today, blasting a former Olympian and mother-daughter duo above the Earth. It follows the company’s inaugural commercial trip earlier this summer, when three Italian citizens were taken into low orbit for scientific research experiments. Thursday’s take-off is billed as a recreational endeavour, with some crewmates winning their seats…
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Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight launches – what happens on board and how much are tickets? | Science & Tech News
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Virgin Galactic launched its first commercial flight into space on Thursday. The spaceflight, dubbed the Galactic 01 by Sir Richard Branson’s private space tourism company, set off from Spaceport America in New Mexico at 4pm UK time. Once the carrier aircraft reached around 50,000ft, the rocket was released from underneath and sent in a near-vertical climb…
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Virgin Galactic completes its first commercial flight into space | Science & Tech News
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Virgin Galactic has completed its first commercial flight into space. Galactic 01 carried a crew of six on its roughly 90-minute flight to the edge of space. A rocket was released from a plane at around 50,000ft, its engine then ignited and sent it in a near-vertical climb to around 50 miles above the Earth.…
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Richard Branson ends Virgin Orbit operations after UK space mission failure | Science & Tech News
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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has announced it will be shutting down. It comes a few months after a space mission ended in disappointment, when a rocket carrying the first satellites launched from the UK failed to reach orbit and was lost. On Tuesday, the firm revealed it was closing down after its assets were sold…
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Virgin Orbit delays bid deadline in scramble to find rescuer | Business News
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Virgin Orbit has pushed back the deadline for rescue bids as the commercial satellite venture founded by Sir Richard Branson scrambles to avert bankruptcy. Sky News has learnt that the company and its advisers have told would-be buyers of the company that they must now submit final offers by May 19, several days later than…
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Virgin Orbit sacks 85% of workforce and ceases operations ‘for foreseeable future’ | UK News
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Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit has said it is laying off 85% of its staff and will cease operations for the foreseeable future. The satellite launch company, which is 75%-owned by the British billionaire’s Virgin Group, was unable to secure new funding from investors. Back in January, the company failed to complete the first-ever satellite…
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Virgin Orbit plans for insolvency amid rescue talks with investors | Business News
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Virgin Orbit has begun drawing up detailed contingency plans for its insolvency days after halting its operations and furloughing its workforce. Sky News has learnt that the commercial space satellite venture founded by Sir Richard Branson‘s Virgin Group is working with Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) and Ducera, two restructuring firms, on fallback plans in the…
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Virgin Orbit halts operations with almost all staff set to be furloughed | Business News
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Virgin Orbit will pause all operations – with almost all staff at the satellite launch company expected to be furloughed. The company made the announcement after the first satellite mission from UK soil failed to reach orbit earlier this year. Chief executive Dan Hart told staff in a meeting on Wednesday that the furlough was…