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Virgin Galactic surges 47% as Richard Branson's space tourism company preps first commercial flight
After years of delays, Virgin Galactic said the first flight will take place on June 27, with anoth…
Max Adams
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Richard Branson's rocket company Virgin Orbit lays off 85% of workforce
Virgin Orbit, the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has laid off nearl…
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Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic lays off 185 employees as it doubles down on efforts to build new spaceships
The company said in an earnings call that it expected a reduction in headcount would generate aroun…
Jyoti Mann
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Virgin Galactic 02 launch live updates: Flight will take mother, daughter, Olympian to space
Space tourism holds great promise for the company: In its second quarter earnings report, Virgin Ga…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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Chamath Palihapitiya and Richard Branson are being sued over allegedly covering up flaws in Virgin Galactic's spaceships and pocketing millions by dumping shares
Palihapitiya and Branson took advantage of an "artificially inflated" stock price while knowing Vir…
Shalini Nagarajan
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How to watch Virgin Galactic's first space tourist launch 300,000 feet above the ground
Virgin Galactic's Galactic 02 flight took off on Thursday. Here's how to watch the live stream as i…
Marianne Guenot
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Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya, who helped take Virgin Galactic public via a SPAC, has stepped down as the spaceship company's chairman
Palihapitiya said he's leaving Virgin to "focus on other existing and upcoming public board respons…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Virgin Galactic soars after FAA says company can resume flights following mishap probe
The FAA found that Virgin Galactic's aircraft deviated from its original course and failed to commu…
Isabelle Lee
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Virgin Galactic slips after the FAA says the company is grounded pending an investigation into a mishap during Branson's trip to space
"Virgin Galactic may not return the SpaceShipTwo vehicle to flight until the FAA approves the final…
Isabelle Lee
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Virgin Galactic's first space tourism flight is set to take off this week. Here are the players taking civilians to space.
The steep price doesn't seem to be keeping people away. As of the end of last year, about 800 ticke…
Will Gendron
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Virgin Galactic could climb 33% as demand for commercial space travel accelerates, says Jefferies
Virgin Galactic has an early-mover advantage in the space tourism market, said Jefferies which init…
Carla Mozée
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Virgin Galactic soars 12% after company reports smaller-than-expected loss and stays on track for commercial space flights in the 4th-quarter
Last week, the company began selling $450,000 tickets to launch customers into space for 90 minutes.
Natasha Dailey
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US stocks trade mixed as investors weigh conflicting signals on Russia-Ukraine crisis
Russia's foreign minister agreed to meet with his US counterpart next week, while US officials warn…
Jason Ma
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Virgin Galactic skyrockets 30% after announcing it will begin selling tickets for flights to space
Virgin Galactic stock surged after the company announced it will sell spaceflight tickets to the ge…
Phil Rosen
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A Virgin Galactic passenger joked that he will have to wear diapers on Thursday's mission because the spaceship doesn't have toilets
Jon Goodwin is one of three passengers on Virgin Galactic's first private commercial spaceflight on…
Marianne Guenot
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Virgin Galactic soars 18% after Richard Branson said he aims to reach space 9 days before Amazon boss Jeff Bezos
Branson will be joined by five other crew-mates on the winged rocket-ship, including three mission …
Shalini Nagarajan
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Virgin Galactic drops 8% after rival Blue Origin launches Jeff Bezos into space at higher altitude
The Tuesday launch came a few days after Virgin Galactic launched its founder Richard Branson 53 mi…
Matthew Fox
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Virgin Galactic sinks 17% after the space tourism company announces plan to raise up to $500 million in debt
The stock traded around its lowest since March 2020, with the plan to raise convertible debt stokin…
Carla Mozée
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UBS downgrades Virgin Galactic as the bank says nearly 200% rally leaves no upside left for the stock
Most optimism around Virgin Galactic's space flight business is already reflected in the current st…
Emily Graffeo
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Virgin Galactic stock-price target slashed 39% by Bank of America as analysts expect delays in commercial space flight timeline
BofA analysts cited delays in the Virgin Galactic's commercial space flight schedule and a lack of …