Company
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc
NYSE:SPCE
Virgin Galactic is the world’s first commercial space line and vertically integrated aerospace company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers. It believes the commercial exploration of space represents one of the most exciting and significant technology initiatives of our time. It is embarking on this commercial exploration journey with a mission to put humans into space and return them safely to earth on a routine, consistent and affordable basis. Using its proprietary and reusable technologies, and supported by a distinctive, Virgin–branded customer experience, it is developing a spaceflight system designed to offer customers a unique, multi-day experience culminating in a spaceflight that includes several minutes of weightlessness and views of Earth from space. It is in the final stages of development, having already completed two crewed flights of its vehicle into space, and anticipates initial commercial launch in 2020.
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Virgin Galactic tests mothership ahead of planned first commercial flights
The space tourism company has been making improvements to its aircraft after problems in recent years
Virgin Galactic losses increase and space flight deposits stall
The space tourism company said it had reservations for roughly 800 space flights, the same as it reported in the first quarter of the year
Virgin Galactic to build astronaut campus and training facility
Buildout of campus planned in parallel with fleet expansion
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic puts tickets to space up for sale
The flight is expected to take place later this year
Virgin Galactic has sold 700 of its $450,000 tickets to space
The US$450,000 price of tickets, which includes training and a spacesuit, has apparently been “well received”
Virgin Galactic delays first commercial flight due to defective component
Last month the company started selling tickets to space at prices starting at $450,000 per seat
Virgin Galactic's flights grounded while the FAA investigates July flight
"Virgin Galactic may not return the SpaceShipTwo vehicle to flight until the FAA approves the final mishap investigation report or determines the issues related to the mishap do not affect public safety," the FAA said.
Richard Branson nearly went to infinity and beyond on Virgin Galactic flight
The flight took place on 11 July and was the subject of some dispute over whether it actually went into space or just flew to the perimeter of where the sky ends and space begins.
Virgin Galactic loses altitude as Branson dumps US$300mln stake
The billionaire cashed in around 10.4mln shares in the company over the course of the last week
Virgin Galactic starts selling tickets to space as losses continue
The first to get tickets will be those on its 'Spacefarer' list, with a new priority list now opened up
Virgin Galactic shares fall back to earth on fundraising announcement
The company has also launched a competition to win two tickets aboard one of its next space flights
Virgin Galactic shares set to rocket after Branson's trip to edge of space
The spacecraft reached an altitude of 53 miles, just outside the upper layer of Earth’s atmosphere
Richard Branson to be passenger on Virgin Galactic's maiden full passenger space flight this month
The Virgin boss's scheduled flight is incidentally nine days before billionaire space rival Jeff Bezos is meant to be taking his first trip into space
Virgin Galactic wins first 'spaceline' licence from US aviation regulator
It follows a successful test flight for its VSS Unity spaceship last month