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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane during the Galactic 03 flight Sept. 8. Credit: Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic completes third commercial SpaceShipTwo flight

September 8, 2023
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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane during the Galactic 03 flight Sept. 8. Credit: Virgin Galactic By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 8 September 2023 WASHINGTON — Operating under a veil of secrecy reminiscent of a national security launch, Virgin Galactic performed its third commercial suborbital spaceflight Sept. 8 with

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Rocket Lab sees Virgin Orbit facility as “scaling enabler” for Neutron

August 14, 2023
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By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, August 14 2023 WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab says a Virgin Orbit facility it acquired at a bankruptcy auction in May will allow the company to scale up production of its Neutron rocket in development. Rocket Lab placed a winning bid of $16.1 million for

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Virgin Galactic: First space tourism mission after decades of promises

August 10, 2023
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Anastatia (Ana) Mayers, Jon Goodwin and Keisha Schahaff, boarded the VSS Unity for a 90-minute trip into space By Thomas Mackintosh, Published by the BBC, 10 August, 2023 Virgin Galactic has taken a former Olympian, a University of Aberdeen student and her mother to the edge of space on its

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Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson’s rocket plane enters commercial service

June 30, 2023
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By Jonathan Amos, Published by BBC News, 30 July 2023 It's taken just shy of 20 years but Sir Richard Branson has finally begun commercial operations with his Virgin Galactic rocket plane, Unity. The vehicle soared high over the New Mexico desert on Thursday to enable three Italians to conduct

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Commercial flights to space cost $450,000 and start in June

June 17, 2023
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By Brady Knox, Published by Washington Examiner, 16 June 2023 The commercial space flight company Virgin Galactic is set to begin commercial space flights in June, with tickets costing $450,000. The flights come shortly after the company broke its two-year hiatus with a final pre-commercial test flight in May. The

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Space Force Unworried by Predictions of Commercial-Launch Consolidation

June 16, 2023
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By Audrey Decker, Published by Defense One, 16 June 2023 There’s “certainly enough capacity,” the service’s No. 2. officer said—though “more is always better.” The U.S. Space Force is not worried if a few makers of light-lift rockets go out of business, the service’s No. 2 officer said Thursday. “I

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Virgin Galactic quarterly loss widens while company preps for spaceflight return

May 9, 2023
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By Michael Sheetz, Published by CNBC, 9 May 2023 Key Points: Virgin Galactic is aiming to fly its first spaceflight in nearly two years later this month. But the space tourism company’s first quarter loss widened as it funds its fleet growth. Virgin Galactic cited “increases in research and development

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Virgin Galactic looks ahead to future spaceplanes as it gears up for return to space

May 9, 2023
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By Jeff Foust, Published by SpaceNews, 9 May 2023 WASHINGTON — As Virgin Galactic prepares to finally begin commercial flights, the company is providing new details about how its next generation of vehicles can put the company on a path to profitability. In a May 9 earnings call, company executives

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