Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic are pleased to announce Virgin Orbit, a new commercial space company, and the appointment of Dan Hart as the first President of the newly created company.

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Virgin Galactic herald’s ‘The Year of the Spaceship with the unveiling of the designs of SpaceShipTwo and WhiteKnightTwo. Virgin Galactic today unveiled the design of its new, environmentally benign, ...

"This mission with Purdue University is a powerful demonstration of what becomes possible when research institutions and ...

Jul. 10—Virgin Galactic announced Wednesday it completed its manufacturing facility that will assemble its next-generation Delta spaceships, which will fly to space from Spaceport America in southern ...

When it comes to space exploration, you should take any kind of statement made by an entity working in this field with a grain of salt. It's not that the companies and organizations are lying, but ...

Virgin Galactic, a brand of Sir Richard Branson famous for its low-earth orbit rocket ship, has decided to throw its hat into the aviation market place. Specifically, with a supersonic jet capable of ...

Virgin Galactic spaceship launched Sunday morning in New Mexico. Mission accomplished. Billionaire Sir Richard Branson flew to the lower edge of space and back to planet Earth on Sunday in the first ...

"There were lots of times in my life where I thought, 'Ah, space isn't going to happen.' " When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It was ...

Virgin Galactic reported an anomaly on its most recent flight, Galactic 06, which took place 12 days ago from a spaceport in New Mexico. In a statement released Monday, the company said it discovered ...

Virgin Galactic has grounded their current space tourism flight, after a small part on its mothership unintentionally detached, the company announced Monday. The safety of the mission was not impacted ...

MOJAVE, Calif. (Reuters) - Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic venture unveiled a new passenger spacecraft on Friday, nearly 16 months after a fatal accident destroyed its sister ship during a test ...