02 July 2021
Branson plans space trip ahead of rival Bezos
... license from the FAA to allow the firm to fly customers to space. One of those mission specialists is Sir Richard Branson. His role in the flight is to test the private astronaut experience. “I’ve always been a dreamer. My mum taught me to never...
September 2021
Near space - the air-space boundary question, astronauts and space tourism
... as new technology continues to test the structural integrity of the legal framework surrounding human activity in space. Richard Branson during his Unity 22 flight. Air-space boundary The question of where space begins is a fundamental element...
14 December 2018
VSS Unity reaches edge of space in landmark test flight
... Frederick “CJ” Sturckow were greeted by an emotional Sir Richard Branson who acknowledged that “people have literally put their lives...on where you believe the boundary to be). Richard Branson celebrates with VSS Unity's pilots Mark “Forger” ...
30 October 2017
Virgin Group and Saudi Arabia announce $1 billion deal
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group and Saudi Arabia have announced a ... that is unrivalled in concept and is a place on earth like nothing on earth.” “Branson has become the first international investor to commit to involvement in the Red Sea Project and...
26 February 2020
Demand soars for space flights with Virgin Galactic
...the amount it recorded at the end of September 2019. Sir Richard Branson's firm said that in preparation for the re-opening of spaceflight...celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Justin Bieber. Branson also plans to ride aboard the plane during test...
April 2020
Spaceport Cornwall – from protests to sustainability
... population. Fast forward six years and that site, now known as Spaceport Cornwall, has partnered with Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit, secured £20 million ($26m) of investment and is set to conduct one of the first satellite launches from...
