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Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is a British-American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited. [2] It is headquartered in California, and operates from New Mexico.
9 Jun 2024 · Virgin Galactic is the world’s first commercial spaceline, and our purpose is to connect people across the globe to the love, wonder and awe created by space travel. We believe that spaceflight has the unique ability to shift our perspectives, our technology, and even our trajectory as a species.
26 Jan 2024 · Virgin Galactic has completed its first spaceflight of 2024 – its 11th mission to date. Today’s Galactic 06 flight marked the first time all four seats aboard VSS Unity were occupied by private astronauts.
9 Jun 2024 · Virgin Galactic has completed its second spaceflight of 2024 and 12th mission to date, carrying one researcher and three private astronauts. Yesterday’s ‘Galactic 07’ flight marks Virgin Galactic’s seventh research mission with VSS Unity again serving as a suborbital lab for space-based scientific research.
Virgin Galactic is launching a new space age, where all are invited along for the ride.
A Virgin Galactic spaceflight combines the thrill of a high-G rocket ride with the boundless wonder and awe of floating in space.
11 Jul 2021 · The 70-year-old British billionaire and crew members of Virgin Galactic launched the commercial space plane Unity from New Mexico, reached the edge of space and landed safely back at the...
11 Jul 2021 · For more than 15 years, Virgin Galactic has been working to begin carrying paying passengers to the edge of space and back. Here, we track the long, winding road to realising Sir Richard...
Virgin Galactic is an aerospace and space travel company, pioneering human spaceflight for private individuals and researchers with its advanced air and space vehicles.
11 Jul 2021 · Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has successfully reached the edge of space on board his Virgin Galactic rocket plane.
