Richard Branson: Create Something Special, Money Will Follow
For Richard Branson, being an entrepreneur has a lot less to do with the hard-wired business side of things and everything to do with the uniqueness of the idea at …
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Hyperloop One to shut down after delays, sex-harass claims
Hyperloop One — a high-speed train startup endorsed by Elon Musk that nevertheless got sidetracked with project delays and bizarre sex-harassment claims against some of its executives and backers — …
Hyperloop Ultra-High Speed Transport Is Hyper Dead
Hyperloop One is the company born to bring Elon Musk’s much hyped contention that it would be possible to engineer underground or above-ground virtually airless tubes to facilitate ultra-high speed mass …
Virgin Galactic Hits Turbulence as Branson Halts Funding
Following Richard Branson’s announcement of halting further financial contributions, the stock price of Virgin Galactic experienced a significant drop of over 17% by Monday’s close. This latest complication adds to …
Virgin jetliner makes first-ever transatlantic flight with low-carbon fuel
The first commercial airliner to cross the Atlantic on a purely high-fat, low-emissions fuel flew Tuesday from London to New York in a step toward achieving what supporters called “jet …
Virgin Galactic launches fifth commercial flight to sub-orbital space and back
Planetary scientist Alan Stern, who spearheaded NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto, enjoyed a spaceflight of his own Thursday, soaring to the edge of space and back aboard Virgin Galactic’s …
Is the UK space industry about to take off?
The failure of Virgin Orbit’s maiden attempt to launch a commercial satellite into orbit from U.K. soil in January 2022 may have spelled doom for the country’s $281 billion construction …
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic rocketed a handful of tourists, including a former British Olympian and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean, to the edge of space on Thursday. The feat …
virgin galactic space tourism: Virgin Galactic welcomes its inaugural space tourists: A British Olympian and a Caribbean mother-daughter duo
A recent venture by Virgin Galactic marked a significant leap towards fulfilling space travel dreams. On Thursday, a Virgin Galactic rocket flew aloft, transporting thrilled passengers to the outskirts of …
Virgin Galactic’s Space Tours Won’t Bring in Much Cash
Richard Branson’s space tourism venture is set to launch its second commercial trip to suborbital heights in less than two weeks but the company is not too optimistic about the …