Tag: Virgin Galactic
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Land Rover x Virgin Galactic to inspire young people to pursue careers in science and technology
Global reveal of Land Rover’s new Discovery Vision Concept car alongside SpaceShipTwo, the world’s first commercial spaceship. Land Rover and Virgin Galactic want to push the boundaries of travel “for the next generation”. The two entities announced a partnership bringing together two world leaders in adventure, innovation and exploration. The partnership will see Land Rover…
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Sub-orbital balloon ride to cash in on the space tourism boom
Sub-orbital balloon ride to change travelers’ view of the world. Majestic views of our planet, slowly expanding below, are certain to captivate you, as you ascend to the edge of space. Following in the footstepts of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic space travel project, Arizona-based company World View Enterprises is seeking to cash in on the…
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Commercial space travel to become a reality in 2014
Virgin Group founder and serial entrepreneur Richard Branson truly goes where no man has gone before. Speaking at the 2013 Social Good Summit, Branson confirmed that Virgin Galactic is on course for 2014 lift off. The near Terra space will become a holiday destination for $250,000. The stellar mini-breaks or the suborbital space flights…
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Virgin Galactic breaks speed of sound
Virgin Galactic, the world’s first commercial spaceline owned by Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s aabar Investments PJS, completed the first rocket-powered flight of its space vehicle, SpaceShipTwo (SS2). The test officially marks Virgin Galactic’s entrance into the final phase of vehicle testing prior to commercial service from Spaceport America in New Mexico.…
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To the moon and back. By 2020
Commercial trips to the moon for 2020 announced by Golden Spike Space tourism is a hot topic this year. After Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic voyages, another company announced commercial flights to space. A Colorado-based called Golden Spike plans to send tourists to the moon by 2020. By the end of the decade, Golden Spike intends to…
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Branson family to make first voyage into space
Branson family to make first trip on space tourism programme 528 people have been into space since Yuri Gagarin’s historic first mission. Richard Branson announced that Virgin Galactic will have 529 future astronauts signed up to join Virgin in space. British tycoon said that he and his family will be the first on board the…