Virgin Galactic readies spaceflight ticket sales
Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceflights will launch from New Mexico's Spaceport America in the fourth quarter of 2022. A single seat will cost $450,000, with an initial deposit of $150,000.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit adds to space investing liftoff
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has welcomed his second space company to the public markets
FAA to retire astronaut wings program as commercial space tourism race ramps up
Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson and actor William Shatner are among the Commercial Space Astronaut Wings program's recipients.
Richard Branson talks $1.5B NY IPO deal with Grove Collaborative: 'It's going to change business'
A company backed by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group announced a merger with sustainable-consumer-products seller Grove Collaborative Inc. to take it public in a deal valued at $1.5 billion.
Virgin Galactic sells 100 commercial spaceflight seats for $450,000 apiece
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has sold approximately 100 seats for its future commercial spaceflights at $450,000 apiece, bringing its total reservations to date to 700.
Virgin Orbit to launch third commercial flight, double pace in 2022
After two successful back-to-back launches in 2021, pre-launch preparations are underway for the third commercial flight of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit.
Virgin Galactic stock plummets after commercial spaceflight delay
Shares of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic plunged as much as 20% in pre-market trading Friday after the aerospace company announced schedule changes that will delay its commercial spaceflights until the fourth quarter of 2022.
Virgin Voyages sails an adults-only 'MerMaiden' cruise for North American debut
Virgin Voyages promised cruise customers a whale of a time and did so with a mermaid twist.
FAA clears Virgin Galactic for takeoff after investigation of Richard Branson's suborbital spaceflight
Following the investigation's findings, the FAA required Virgin Galactic to implement changes to how it communicates to the agency during flight operations. Virgin Galactic has also updated its calculations to expand the protected airspace for future flights to ensure "ample protected airspace for a variety of possible flight trajectories during spaceflight missions."
With SpaceX Inspiration4 launch, Musk, Bezos, Branson lead billionaires in space race
Billionaires Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson have set their sights on space to make their next fortune.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak launches private space company
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced the creation of a new private space company "unlike the others."
Virgin Galactic pushes back on 'misleading' characterizations, conclusions in report on historic spaceflight
Virgin Galactic is refuting the contents of a September 1 report that claims that the company's historic July 11 suborbital spaceflight could have been close to a "perilous emergency landing."
FAA halting Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo flights pending investigation
The FAA is overseeing an investigation into Richard Branson's flight to space that went off course.
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic test flight under FAA investigation
The July 11 flight saw Branson and Virgin Galactic employees fly more than 53 miles above the Earth to the edge of space aboard the company’s SpaceShipTwo before landing at the company’s Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit to go public through SPAC
Richard Branson's satellite launch company Virgin Orbit will make its stock market debut on the Nasdaq through a merger with special purpose acquisition company NextGen Acquisition Corporation II.
Virgin Galactic falls as Richard Branson cashes in on shares
Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson just gave a big clue as to how his stock may perform in the near future.
Virgin Galactic stock gets grounded on Morgan Stanley call
Morgan Stanley turns cautious on Virgin Galactic’s stock. Here’s why.
Science Branson's Virgin Galactic to sell space flight tickets starting at $450,000
Spaceship company Virgin Galactic said it will open ticket sales on Thursday for space flights starting at $450,000 a seat, weeks after billionaire founder Richard Branson's high-profile trip to the edge of space.
FAA says Jeff Bezos not an astronaut based on new criteria
Jeff Bezos might have to settle for an "honorary" title in his space race ambitions after U.S. air authorities altered requirements for the title of "astronaut."
Richard Branson congratulates Jeff Bezos on spaceflight
Bezos and his crewmates touched down in the West Texas desert at the end of the more than 10-minute flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket on the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.