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Boeing and subsidiary launch action against Virgin Galactic: Oh, and there's small matter of an alleged $26M in unpaid bills
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Virgin Atlantic unveils 40th anniversary A330neo honoring Sir Richard Branson: Virgin Atlantic will mark its 40th anniversary in June 2024. To commemorate the ...
aerotime.aero/articles/vvirgin-atlantic-a330-richard-branson-ruby-rebel
UK Space Agency opens inaugural Scottish office at Queen Elizabeth House in Edinburgh
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UK and US lack regulation to protect space tourists from cosmic ray dangers: Damage to DNA, mutations, uncontrolled cell division and malignancy ...
theregister.com/2024/03/11/uk_and_us_lack_regulation/
Moonraking in space: How the urgent challenge of debris removal is being met: Our modern electronic world is under threat from dead satellites, nuts ...
thenationalnews.com/future/space/2024/03/22/moonraking-in-space-how-the-urgent-challenge-of-debris-removal-is-being-met/
A startup hyping the first Michelin-starred meal in space isn't actually going to space
qz.com/space-perspective-startup-michelin-starred-meal-1851346983
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Rocket Report: Starbase will expand into state park; another Japanese rocket: "Those launches are exciting the young minds that are watching them."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/03/rocket-report-starbase-will-expand-into-state-park-another-japanese-rocket/
For Virgin Galactic, becoming profitable means a pause in flying to space: Virgin Galactic has just one more flight planned for its only operational spaceship.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/for-virgin-galactic-becoming-profitable-means-a-pause-in-flying-to-space/
Swindon-based UK Space Agency offers funding for science projects: The UK Space Agency is offering £15m funding for the best ideas that could be tested in space.
bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-68371048
Luxury space-tourism startup unveils test capsule: Space Perspective's new Neptune pressurized capsule is designed to take passengers on a six-hour trip to the ...
businessinsider.com/luxury-space-tourism-test-capsule-balloon-2024-2
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73-year-old billionaire Richard Branson's daily routine: Virgin Group founder Richard Branson's daily routine is chock full of sports, from tennis to ...
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Rocket Report: US military still wants point-to-point; India’s big 2024 ambitions
arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/rocket-report-us-military-still-wants-point-to-point-indias-big-2024-ambitions/
Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Revenue Misses Estimates, Will Focus on Delta Ships: Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. fourth-quarter revenue fell short of Wall Street ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/virgin-galactic-revenue-misses-estimates-will-focus-on-delta
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Staying fit: 73-year-old billionaire Richard Branson's morning routine: 73-year-old billionaire Richard Branson's daily routine is packed with exercise ...
businessinsider.de/leben/international-panorama/fit-bleiben-morgenroutine-des-73-jaehrigen-milliardaers-richard-branson/
Pictures of doomed satellite set to crash into Earth released: Scientists say they have no idea where the European Remote Sensing 2 satellite will strike the ...
walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/latest-pictures-doomed-satellite-set-28652952
Virgin Galactic investigating anomaly discovered after last crewed suborbital mission
techcrunch.com/2024/02/06/virgin-galactic-investigating-anomaly-discovered-after-last-crewed-suborbital-mission/
Virgin Galactic Investigates Pin Detachment On Last Spaceflight: Virgin Galactic is investigating the loss of a part of the mechanism connecting VSS Unity with ...
aviationweek.com/aerospace/commercial-space/virgin-galactic-investigates-pin-detachment-last-spaceflight
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Rocket Report: SpaceX at the service of a rival; Endeavour goes vertical: The US military appears interested in owning and operating its own fleet of Starships.
arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/rocket-report-spacex-at-the-service-of-a-rival-endeavourgoes-vertical/
He booked a ticket for a Virgin Galactic flight to space. The trip left him speechless.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/01/25/virgin-galactic-space-commercial/72311011007/
Virgin Galactic and the FAA are investigating a dropped pin on last spaceflight: "The FAA is overseeing the Virgin Galactic-led mishap investigation."
arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/virgin-galactic-reports-dropped-pin-on-its-last-flight-says-it-posed-no-safety-risk/
Virgin Galactic Stock Is Dropping After Earnings Beat. Here’s Why.
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Investing in Space: NASA panel warns astronaut moon plan may be too ambitious: NASA's Artemis moon mission program regularly faces a wide swath of questions ...
cnbc.com/2024/02/01/investing-in-space-nasa-panel-warns-moon-plan-may-be-too-ambitious.html
Chunks of deorbiting ESA satellite are expected to reach the ground: Danger to humans? Less than '1 in 100 billion', says agency
theregister.com/2024/02/19/esas_ers2_satellite_deorbit/
Quick Glance: Large Satellite Plunging to Earth Today
- A 2,300kg satellite is descending to Earth
- Prediction of fall at three different locations and times
- UAE's Astronomy Centre reveals fall time on February 21, 2024
- Satellite scheduled to crash at 12:57 GMT (4:57pm UAE time)
Richard Branson Says If You Do This 1 Thing When Starting a Business, You Don't Need to Worry About Financials: 'The Figures Should Stack Up'
entrepreneur.com/business-news/richard-branson-create-something-special-money-will-follow/468478
Virgin Galactic Stock Rises After Upgrade. Its Spacecraft Pivot Is Applauded.: Truist analyst Michael Ciarmoli upgraded shares of space tourism pioneer Virgin ...
barrons.com/articles/virgin-galactic-stock-upgrade-buy-sell-2cd907f5
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Virgin Galactic Holdings: A Risk-Bound Yet To Mature Business, Sell: Virgin Galactic stock price movement indicates an immature business model and weak financial ...
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Richard Branson Says If You Do This 1 Thing When Starting a Business, You Don't Need to Worry About Financials: 'The Figures Should Stack Up'
entrepreneur.com/business-news/richard-branson-create-something-special-money-will-follow/468478
UK Space Agency to spend £7.4 million on Moon, Mars and Venus projects : The UK Space Agency has announced £7.4 million in funding for several global space ...
neowin.net/news/uk-space-agency-to-spend-74-million-on-moon-mars-and-venus-projects/
Scientists hope self-eating rocket can curb space junk problem: Researchers at the University of Glasgow announced they've designed a rocket engine that eats its ...
businessinsider.com/scientists-hope-self-eating-rocket-engine-help-space-junk-problem-2024-1
'Out of this world' £50m space research centre coming to Newcastle: It is hoped that the North East Space Skills and Technology (NESST) Centre will deliver ...
chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/northumbria-university-newcastle-space-centre-28603988
How about going on your own space odyssey in 2040?: TOKYO -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's successful landing of a probe on the moon on Jan ...
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How about going on your own space odyssey in 2040?: TOKYO -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's successful landing of a probe on the moon on Jan ...
asia.nikkei.com/Business/Travel-Leisure/How-about-going-on-your-own-space-odyssey-in-2040
'Self-eating' rocket could help UK take a big bite of space industry: New developments on a nearly century-old concept for a "self-eating" rocket ...
phys.org/news/2024-01-rocket-uk-big-space-industry.html
Open University plays role in world's first private commercial moon mission: The Milton Keynes-based institution is sending a device to study water on the lunar ...
itv.com/news/anglia/2024-01-05/one-small-step-for-ou-as-it-takes-part-in-worlds-first-private-moon-mission
Shetland is first UK spaceport for vertical rocket launches: SaxaVord Spaceport on the island of Unst has been given approval from the Civil Aviation Authority.
bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-67741864
Quick Glance: First Vertical Rocket Launch Site in Shetland
- Approval for SaxaVord Spaceport on Unst island for launches starting in 2024.
- First fully-licensed spaceport in Western Europe for vertical orbital launches.
- Sub-orbital launches by German rocket firm Hylmpulse expected from August.
- Full orbital launches expected at SaxaVord from 2025.
US moon mission under threat as technical problems detected after launch: Privately built Vulcan rocket carrying the Peregrine robot lander blasts off from Cape ...
inews.co.uk/news/first-us-spacecraft-moon-apollo-launch-2842206
Raytheon to track UK space assets with observation system: Raytheon NORSS UK-based space domain awareness specialist has been awarded a contract to provide the ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/raytheon-to-track-uk-space-assets-with-observation-system/
🚀 Space Business: A year of milestones: Plus: A successful test for NASA's 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine
qz.com/emails/space-business/1851126557/space-launches-record-breaking-2023-milestones
New Mexico’s Spaceport America Is an Economic Dream Deferred: Long a priority of local officials, the desert launchpad is sending tourists into space ...
nytimes.com/2023/12/15/business/economy/spaceport-america-new-mexico.html
This wild, futuristic space plan could help save the world. But some say it's too far-fetched
9news.com.au/world/space-news-wild-futuristic-space-plan-could-help-save-the-world-some-say-too-farfetched/a3daae10-c047-4de5-b3e4-9ab1c43ca5ec
Richard Branson Is Pulling Back on 1 of His Most Famous Ventures: The British billionaire and entrepreneur says he's no longer investing in space tourism ...
inc.com/brit-morse/richard-branson-pulling-back-most-famous-ventures.html
Virgin Galactic Stock Is Diving. It’s an Overreaction.: Stock in space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic plummeted early Monday after founder Richard Branson said ...
barrons.com/articles/virgin-galactic-stock-branson-35922665
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From fat waste: Virgin completes transatlantic flight with sustainable fuel: The British airline has become the first to fly a large passenger aircraft across ...
heise.de/news/Virgin-Atlantic-Erster-Transatlantikflug-mit-nachhaltigem-Treibstoff-9542841.html
Astronaut Kellie Gerardi brought friendship bracelets to space: Kellie Gerardi, a Virgin Galactic astronaut and the 90th woman in space, talks about taking ...
usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/11/22/astronaut-kellie-gerardi-taylor-swift-friendship-bracelets/71683258007/
No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson: Branson's business empire "no longer has the deepest pockets."
ft.com/content/9fbf47ef-cc9d-4f20-bbf9-24e2d11d4a83
New telescope boosts UK space awareness: UK Space Command and the UK Space Agency have announced a new contract with Spaceflux to construct a ground-based space ...
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-telescope-boosts-uk-space-awareness/
Virgin sold its Boeing 747 to hypersonic testing startup Stratolaunch: Named the Spirit of Mojave, Stratolaunch bought the 22-year-old Boeing 747 from Richard ...
businessinsider.com/virgin-orbit-sold-boeing-747-to-stratolaunch-2023-12
Elephant & Castle students get inspired with a visit from former NASA astronaut: Students at an Elephant & Castle school got a visit from a woman who was an ...
southwarknews.co.uk/area/walworth/elephant-castle-students-get-inspired-with-a-visit-from-former-nasa-astronaut/
UK to build new satellite to help monitor climate change: The UK Space Agency said the new satellite will provide "valuable and regularly updated data" ...
news.sky.com/story/uk-to-build-new-satellite-to-help-monitor-climate-change-13012617
Virgin jack-of-all-trades: The crash landing of Richard Branson: The multi-billionaire has to cope with setbacks. His rocket start-up crashed and he can no ...
faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/richard-branson-und-die-bruchlandung-mit-virgin-orbit-19387099.html
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To infinity and ... just over the Atlantic: Soul searching in the wake of Virgin Orbit failure
theregister.com/2023/12/19/lessons_learned_uk_launch/
VIDEOGRAPHIC: Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket: Blue Origin aims to launch its New Shepard suborbital rocket next week
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Virgin Galactic laid off 185 employees to focus on building new spaceships: The company said in an earnings call that it expected a reduction in headcount would ...
businessinsider.com/virgin-galactic-laid-off-employees-focus-building-delta-class-spaceships-2023-11
Virgin Galactic in crisis: Why Richard Branson suddenly sounds meek: The British billionaire wanted to revolutionize space tourism. Now his company needs a ...
spiegel.de/wissenschaft/weltall/virgin-galactic-in-der-krise-warum-richard-branson-ploetzlich-kleinlaut-klingt-a-48d8b4fa-b3f1-4bfb-94f1-56ad48573779
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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic to lay off 185 employees: Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space tourism firm plans to lay off about 18% of its employees as ...
latimes.com/business/story/2023-11-08/virgin-galactic-layoffs
Plan to send all-UK astronaut mission into orbit: US company Axiom is working on a "national space mission" to put four Britons above the Earth.
bbc.com/news/science-environment-67207375
After leading NASA’s mission to Pluto, Alan Stern flies to space himself: Virgin Galactic is finally settling into a routine after years of delays.
arstechnica.com/space/2023/11/after-leading-nasas-mission-to-pluto-alan-stern-flies-to-space-himself/
UK mulls next-gen satellite subsidies for Brit companies: Almost £100M in handouts available for LEO connectivity projects
theregister.com/2023/12/11/uk_gov_seeks_approval_for/
Virgin Galactic cuts staff by 18% to support production of next-gen spaceships: Virgin Galactic is cutting costs and reducing staff by 18% as it looks to scale ...
techcrunch.com/2023/11/08/virgin-galactic-cuts-jobs-to-support-production-of-next-gen-spaceships/
Airbus signs up Northrop Grumman in bid for SkyNet military satellite contract: Programme is expected to be one of the most hotly contested procurement deals in ...
ft.com/content/a92ce339-eb82-4a3c-b6e6-a18db5e58af6
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Sexism in space? Helen Sharman should never be forgotten: It's not rocket science.
thestar.co.uk/news/sexism-in-space-helen-sharman-should-never-be-forgotten-4435497
Space junk could soon spark a chain of catastrophic collisions above Earth. Here’s what could stop it
sciencefocus.com/space/space-debris-disaster
Dundee space firm Smiths Interconnect welcomes funding boost which will help to expand its mission
news.stv.tv/north/dundee-space-firm-smiths-interconnect-welcomes-funding-boost-which-will-help-to-expand-its-mission
Virgin Galactic Cuts Jobs, Costs to Keep Next-Generation Launch Vehicle on Track: Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. plans to reduce its workforce as part of a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08/virgin-galactic-cuts-jobs-costs-on-funding-constraints
Galactic Spaceship Hub, Soon to be Operational in Arizona: Virgin Galactic announces its newest Arizona spaceship hub, revolutionizing its spacecraft production.
techtimes.com/articles/299146/20231127/galactic-spaceship-hub-soon-operational-arizona.htm
Delta: Virgin Galactic wants to expand space tourism from 2025: After successful flights with the VSS Unity space plane, Virgin Galactic is already planning its ...
t3n.de/news/delta-virgin-galactic-weltraumtourismus-1591471/
Space travel needs more time to take off, companies argue: SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic all say the industry needs more time in the so-called ...
fastcompany.com/90969862/space-travel-needs-more-time-to-take-off-companies-argue
UK funding boosts galaxy mapping: UK funding has been pivotal in advancing the mission to map the Galaxy reveals a report published today.
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-funding-boosts-galaxy-mapping/
Space Tourism Is Getting More Secretive: Space tourism is getting less transparent, and more like traveling by private jet.
theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/10/space-travel-tourism-virgin-galactic-spacex-blue-origin/675694/
Virgin Galactic Carries Third Set of Tourists to Edge of Space: Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. sent its third crew of paying tourists to the edge of space on ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-06/virgin-galactic-carries-third-set-of-tourists-to-edge-of-space
Why I’m worried about commercial space travel: Space remains controversial both on a personal and corporate level
inews.co.uk/opinion/why-im-worried-about-commercial-space-travel-2671877
Bridgwater and Taunton College host UK Space Agency masterclass: Bridgwater & Taunton College recently became ground zero for a thrilling space-themed ...
somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/23895261.bridgwater-taunton-college-host-uk-space-agency-masterclass/
Researchers train AI to identify least green homes: "Hard-to-decarbonize" (HtD) houses are responsible for over a quarter of all direct housing ...
techxplore.com/news/2023-11-ai-green-homes.html
Ukrainian Edinburgh business founder wins prestigious award: A Scottish space agency is celebrating after one of its key workers, who is from Ukraine ...
heraldscotland.com/news/23892781.ukrainian-edinburgh-business-founder-wins-prestigious-award/
UK helps fund Rocket Factory Augsburg in lead up to Scotland launch: German startup Rocket Factory Augsburg has secured £3.5mn (€4mn) in funding from the UK ...
thenextweb.com/news/uk-rocket-factory-augsburg-funding
£3.5million funding boost to get Shetland Spaceport ready for launch in 2024: Rocket Factory Ltd (RFA UK) has been awarded £3.5 million to support their ...
pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6235669/shetland-spaceport-supported-with-3-5-million-funding-boost/
Rocket Report: European rockets finally fly; Artemis II core stage issues: This week, Intelsat signaled confidence in Relativity Space's Terran R rocket.
arstechnica.com/space/2023/10/rocket-report-european-rockets-finally-fly-artemis-ii-rocket-issues/
Brits sign Axiom Space deal for human spaceflight in name of science: The things the kingdom will do to get away from Europe...
theregister.com/2023/10/25/brits_in_space_agreement_signed/
You can now get calamari, kombucha and champagne on this popular airline: ‘We’re always looking to create memorable moments onboard,’ Virgin Galactic Chief ...
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Tim Peake on a return to space: 'Never say never': Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3
theregister.com/2023/10/23/tim_peake_on_a_return/
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