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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 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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Virgin Galactic tumbles 12% after delaying Saturday's space flight due to 'technical checks'
Virgin Galactic said it needs more time for technical checks ahead of its space flight test that wa…
Emily Graffeo
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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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Virgin Galactic falls 17% after aborting key flight test as rocket engine fails to ignite
Shares of Virgin Galactic tumbled after the spacecraft company's first manned test flight on Saturd…
Emily Graffeo
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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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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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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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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 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 jumps 25% after it sets Unity test flight for this Saturday
Previous test flight delays have have pushed the company's commercial service launch to at least 20…
Matthew Fox
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Virgin Galactic erases early gains and dives 11% as investors secure profits from test-flight rally
Virgin Galactic's rocket-powered test flight in December failed after faulty computer connections f…
Ben Winck
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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 jumps 21% after it schedules test flight window for February
The test flight of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Unity comes two months after the company had to a…
Matthew Fox
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Virgin Galactic slips 14% on further test flight delay, pushing commercial service launch to 2022
If the May test flight is successful, Virgin said it will plan a second powered flight, a crucial s…
Isabelle Lee
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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…
Ben Winck
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Virgin Galactic soars 20% after a successful test flight of its VSS Unity spaceship
Traders on Wall Street Bets cheered the test flight, saying the stock could "go to the moon" follow…
Natasha Dailey
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Virgin Galactic plummets 21% after 1st-quarter earnings reveal uncertain flight schedule
Shares of Virgin Galactic are down 77% from its February high of about $62, and since then insider …