... Siebold, survived with serious injuries, the the co-pilot, Michael Alsbury was unfortunately killed. Since then, Virgin Galactic have kept moving forwards with their planes to take tourists to the edge of space with a series of captive...
... present the pilots with FAA Commercial Astronaut Wings at a ceremony in Washington DC. Since the company’s inception in 2004, Virgin Galactic have made bold claims about its expected timescales for making space tourism a reality. In 2008 it said...
... deal, the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF), would take “a significant stake in Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company and Virgin Orbit, alongside Virgin Group and Abu Dhabi’s Aabar Investments,” according to a press release by the company...
... design and performance, and being right at the space center using Virgin Galactic we will be able to launch new satellites within hours of completion.” Virgin Galactic’s air-launched LauncherOne vehicle, which is still in development and could fly...
... the productive capacity of the Newton engines we were developing” for LauncherOne, said George Whitesides, chief executive of Virgin Galactic. The company concluded the 747 was the best choice for carrying the enlarged LauncherOne. Whitesides...
... lives of all crew members Recent setbacks, such as the loss of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipOne, have been offset by the progress made in other areas with both Virgin Galactic and Xcor both looking to begin test flights imminently [6]. As the prospect...