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Remember Musk's hyperloop? A European company has just completed its first vehicle test for the next-gen mobility tech!
Hardt Hyperloop's recent test in the Netherlands marks a significant step in developing high-speed …
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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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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'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's first space tourism passengers only spent a few minutes floating weightless above the Earth, and their experience still mirrored other astronauts' in 3 key ways
When three civilians entered space yesterday with Virgin Galactic, they felt some of the same thing…
Maiya Focht
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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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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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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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Richard Branson could be Virgin Galactic’s first passenger in space as early as next year
British billionaire Richard Branson could be shooting into space before March next year as Virgin G…
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A woman who won a free Virgin Voyages cruise said she would have to spend $8,000 on flights to claim the prize
An Australian woman who won a free Virgin Voyages cruise said she will have to pay thousands on fli…
Mikhaila Friel
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is under fire for offering $450,000 commercial space flights just a week after the Titan submersible tragedy
"Someone is seriously trying to decrease that 1% population," a social-media user commented about t…
Amanda Goh
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You can now purchase tickets to take a trip to space through Virgin Galactic’s space plane
There are a total of 1,000 tickets up for grabs and each ticket costs ₹$450,000. The ticket wind…
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Pollution from SpaceX, Blue Origin, Virgin Galactic's rockets could harm human health as well as Earth's climate, study says
The study found that the concentration of nitrogen oxides released into the atmosphere was consider…
Kate Duffy
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Virgin Atlantic just operated the world's first transatlantic flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel. Here's why critics aren't convinced it's game-changing.
The aviation industry needs to produce 120 billion gallons of biofuels a year by 2050 to reach net-…
Taylor Rains
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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 plummets 19% after delaying commercial spaceflight to the end of 2022
The space tourism company will begin improving its spacecraft, a process that will take eight to 10…
Natasha Dailey
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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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A Virgin Galactic ticket holder who met Blue Origin passenger Wally Funk at parties said the 82-year-old had 'the energy of 6,000 labradors'
Caroline Freeland, who bought a Virgin Galactic space ticket, said she met 82-year-old Wally Funk a…
Kate Duffy
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Virgin Galactic says its space mission with the Italian Air Force is delayed due to a possible manufacturing flaw
A third-party supplier flagged a potential defect in a component of the flight-control system, Virg…
Shalini Nagarajan
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Virgin Galactic leaps 14% to 9-month high as first New Mexico test flight looms
The manned test was initially set to take place in November before rising COVID-19 cases in New Mex…