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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity Nails Its First Space Flight in Two Years
Space tourism really is the hot topic among billionaires nowadays, and some of them are getting closer to making it a reality. On Saturday, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic made room for itself in the race, successfully launching its spaceplane to space after more than two years. The flight is a step forward for the company…
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Blasting Rich People Into Space Is Better Business Than Uber, Somehow
Virgin Galactic is preparing to become the first publicly traded spaceflight company, and the venture is setting a course to be profitable by August 2021, which would put it lightyears ahead of the profitability projections of another transportation-based company that simply moves people around on Earth: Uber.
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Virgin Orbit Plane Completes Test Flight With Attached Rocket
A Virgin Orbit plane took off with a rocket under its wing on Sunday, marking a successful test flight for the company that hopes to provide satellite-launching services.
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Virgin Galactic Spaceplane Makes First Powered Flight Since Deadly 2014 Disaster
The VSS Unity just went supersonic during crewed tests, reaching speeds of 1,963km per hour. It’s the first powered flight of Virgin Galactic’s new SpaceShipTwo aircraft, and the first flight since the 2014 disaster in which a pilot was killed and a co-pilot severely injured.