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First mother-daughter duo set to fly to space together with Virgin Galactic

August 08, 2023 1:19 pm

Keisha Schahaff and her 18-year-old daughter Anastatia Mayers will be the first mother-daughter duo to fly to space on a Virgin Galactic mission.

Virgin Galactic's 1st commercial spaceflight to launch tonight: How to watch live

June 29, 2023 5:14 pm

Here is how you can watch Virgin Galactic's first commercial spaceflight live tonight.

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit slashing 85% of its workforce

April 03, 2023 6:28 pm

Virgin Orbit will cut 675 jobs, about 85% of its workforce, according to a Friday filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Virgin Galactic finishes lengthy spacecraft upgrades, plans Q2 commercial service

March 01, 2023 12:51 pm

Virgin Galactic, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, had suspended flights of the spaceplane VSS Unity and its carrier plane in 2021 to make various spacecraft enhancements.

Virgin Orbit’s launch from Britain’s first spaceport delayed

December 09, 2022 6:08 pm

Virgin Orbit's "Start me up" rocket launch, which was to be the first satellite launch from the UK, has been delayed.

Boeing's Aurora to build Virgin Galactic spaceship carrier plane

July 07, 2022 7:51 pm

Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Science will build Virgin Galactic's new twin-fuselage carrier plane that will ferry its next-generation spaceship toward space.

US bars Virgin Galactic rocket plane flights pending mishap probe

September 03, 2021 10:19 am

The FAA confirmed on Wednesday that it was investigating a deviation in the descent of the flight of the Virgin Galactic rocket plane that carried British billionaire Richard Branson to the edge of space on July 11.

Explained: What tourists can expect to pay to go to space

August 06, 2021 6:37 pm

Apart from Virgin Galactic, companies including Virgin Atlantic, SpaceX, XCOR Aerospace, Blue Origin and Armadillo Aerospace are working on providing space tourism services to people.

Is Jeff Bezos an astronaut now?

July 27, 2021 2:05 pm

On the same day that Bezos made his trip to space, the FAA added a new requirement for the astronaut wings: “Demonstrated activities during flight that were essential to public safety, or contributed to human spaceflight safety.”

Suborbital flight: Fast enough to reach space, not stay there

July 13, 2021 8:35 am

With Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos kicking off private space flight, several companies are looking for customers wanting to go on suborbital or even orbital journeys.

Virgin Galactic unveils new spaceship after deadly crash

February 20, 2016 7:59 pm