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Blue Origin to fly Mercury 13 woman on first crewed New Shepard flight

WASHINGTON — Blue Origin announced July 1 that it will fly one of the “Mercury 13” women who underwent astronaut training in the...

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Approved to Fly With Aim to Conquer Space Tourism

Billionaire Richard Branson‘s spaceship company Virgin Galactic said on Friday it received approval from the U.S. aviation safety regulator to fly people to...

Branson’s Virgin Galactic gets FAA approval to fly people to space

(Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's spaceship company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Friday it received approval from the U.S. aviation safety regulator...

Virgin Galactic cleared to fly customers on SpaceShipTwo

WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration has granted permission to Virgin Galactic to fly customers, and not just employees, on its SpaceShipTwo suborbital...

Space Perspective performs first balloon test flight, begins ticket sales

WASHINGTON — Space Perspective, the company planning to offer stratospheric balloon flights for tourists, has formally opened ticket sales days after its first...

Blue Origin auctions New Shepard seat for $28 million

WASHINGTON — A seat on the first crewed flight of Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital vehicle sold for $28 million at an auction...

Game on! Branson hints at 11th-hour bid to beat Bezos to space

Virgin Australia co-founder Sir Richard Branson has hinted he’ll make an 11th-hour bid to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into outer space, days...

Virgin Galactic signs contract for suborbital research mission

WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic has signed an agreement to fly a private researcher on a future suborbital flight, part of efforts diversify its...

Virgin Galactic flies to edge of space for first time from New Mexico

Two pilots flew Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo rocketplane to the edge of...

SpaceShipTwo makes first flight to space from New Mexico

Updated 1:20 p.m. Eastern with company statement. WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo made its first flight to space in more than two years May...

Virgin Galactic schedules next SpaceShipTwo test flight for May 22

WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic will attempt its next SpaceShipTwo suborbital test flight as soon as May 22 after resolving concerns about the maintenance...

Aircraft issue could delay resumption of SpaceShipTwo test flights

WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic said May 10 that while it believes it corrected a problem with its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane that aborted a...

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