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‘Planes Just Can’t Compete:’ Elon Musk Boasts Rocket-Booster Superiority After Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Completes Tourist Flight

June 10, 7:48 AM

Virgin Galactic on Saturday launched four tourists to a maximum altitude of 54.4 miles aboard its air-launched VSS Unity spaceplane, marking its second spaceflight this year.

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What’s Going On With Virgin Galactic Stock Monday?

By Adam Eckert

December 4, 10:00 AM

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) shares are trading lower Monday following reports suggesting founder Richard Branson will not put any more

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Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Aims To Convert Next Spaceship Into A Research Lab To Study Microgravity

By Anan Ashraf

October 24, 4:18 AM

The flight window for the mission will open on Nov. 2.

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Elon Musk Said 16 Years Ago SpaceX Has No ‘Serious Competition’ — He Feels The Same Today

By Anan Ashraf

October 8, 11:30 PM

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday expressed discontent at the lack of competition in the field of space…

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Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic To Include 1st Pakistani Space Traveler In Next Launch This Week

By Anan Ashraf

October 2, 4:12 AM

The three private astronauts flying to space on this mission are from the U.S., UK, and Pakistan.

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Richard Branson Is Supporting A Project That Leverages ChatGPT-Like Capabilities To Talk With Whales

By Ananya Gairola

September 14, 10:43 PM

Richard Branson has thrown his support behind ProjectCETI, a groundbreaking initiative using AI inspired by ChatGPT to decode and communicate with whales.

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Not Virgins Anymore: Richard Branson’s Space Company Launches Tourists Into Space For First Time

By Aaron Bry

August 10, 1:28 PM

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) launched tourists into orbit for the first time ever Thursday in the company’s seventh spaceflight. The flight, called Galactic 02, launched from New Mexico’s Spaceport around 11:30 a.m.

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Virgin Galactic Sets Date For 1st Commercial Spaceflight After Long Wait

By Anan Ashraf

June 27, 4:07 AM

Richard Branson‘s space travel company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) said it will start commercial spaceflight with Galactic 01, expected…

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Ocean And Space Are The Playground For The Rich: How OceanGate’s Titanic Expedition Highlights Extreme Tourism

By AJ Fabino

June 22, 2:59 PM

Privately owned ocean exploration company OceanGate Expedition’s submersible vessel Titan vanished on its way to the Titanic wreckage,…

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Virgin Galactic Earnings: A Return To Space, Orbit May Have A Buyer And More

By AJ Fabino

May 9, 5:00 PM

Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) are flat in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company reported first-quarter earnings. Here’s what investors need to know.

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