May 2019
A matter of perspective
... New Mexican desert. The futuristic building, designed by architect Lord Norman Foster, will be the hub for Virgin Galactic and other private space companies. Using local materials, Spaceport America is both sustainable and sensitive to its...
May 2017
Spaceplane rationale - a new way of thinking
... world non-stop. The present record, held by the Virgin Galactic Voyager, is just once. To fly one-and-a-half ... space experience flights. The activities of Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic in particular have been influential in shifting the mind ...
15 April 2020
Successful test clears the way for Virgin Orbit's first-ever launch
... said representatives of the company on their website. Virgin orbit has conducted several captive carry tests in the...Branson, Virgin Orbit is a branch of the billionaire’s Virgin Group of companies, which also includes the Virgin Galactic space ...
January 2016
The Benefits of a British Spaceport
...players are looking at the potentially lucrative prospects of using their craft for microgravity research flights as well. Virgin Galactic and XCOR both predict a future niche market for affordable microgravity flights carrying science and technology...
15 October 2015
Hitchhikers no more: NASA picks 3 firms to launch cubesats
... reported. “Our price is relative to the level of risk the customer is willing to undertake,” said Steven Isakowitz, president of Virgin Galactic. “In the case of NASA, they wanted to fly on one of our early launches.” All of the launches must take...
April 2020
European spaceports compete for recognition and business
...be drawn from the past experience of private US launch vehicle businesses: Development of suborbital manned and unmanned launchers (Virgin Galactic & Blue Origin) has so far taken about 15-19 years and required $500 million+ of investment Development...
