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...
October 2021
Technology transfer and the ‘local’ space market
The recent suborbital space tourism launches carrying Sir Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos as passengers on their respective space vehicles, together with the continued success of Elon Musk, ...
18 January 2021
Virgin Orbit rocket reaches orbit for first time
... and the team will launch to change the world for good,” said Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson. With this successful demonstration in the books, Virgin Orbit will officially transition into commercial service for...
24 May 2021
Virgin Galactic makes first flight to space from New Mexico
.... “Fifteen years ago, New Mexico embarked on a journey to create the world’s first commercial spaceport,’’ said Sir Richard Branson. ‘’Today, we launched the first human spaceflight from that very same place, marking an important milestone for...
10 July 2019
Virgin Galactic to become the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company
... million in the transaction and will become Chairman of the combined entity. “It is a privilege to partner with Sir Richard Branson, a once-in-a-generation visionary, to bring the reality of commercial spaceflight to the world. We are confident that...
19 July 2021
Blue Origin ready for first crewed New Shepard launch 20 July
... post by Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson on 11 July. During his flight on the VSS Unity, Branson and crew reached an altitude of ... the company pointedly wrote in a Tweet shortly before Branson’s flight. Jeff Bezos will be accompanied by his ...
