Virgin Galactic

• Canadian doctor will join Virgin Galactic research space crew

  Dr. Shawna Pandya, an Edmonton physician, will be flying to space as a research astronaut with Virgin Galactic on its new Delta Class of spacecraft.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2024
  
• Virgin Galactic launches rocket plane in space tourism venture

  Virgin becomes the latest commercial enterprise catering to wealthy customers willing to pay large sums of money to experience the exhilaration of travelling to space.

  World

  Jun 29, 2023
  
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• SpaceX launches first all-civilian crew into Earth’s orbit

  The flight, with no professional astronauts accompanying SpaceX's paying customers, is expected to last about three days from liftoff to splashdown in the Atlantic.

  World

  Sep 15, 2021
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• FAA grounds Virgin Galactic over Richard Branson’s wobbly trip to space

  Richard Branson narrowly beat Jeff Bezos in their race to the edge of space, but his craft won't be going back any time soon.

  Science

  Sep 3, 2021
• Virgin Galactic reopens space flight sales starting at $450,000 a seat

  The space tourism company said Thursday it is making progress toward beginning revenue flights next year. It will sell single seats, package deals and entire flights.

  World

  Aug 5, 2021
• ‘Now is the perfect time to be involved in space’: Edmonton physician and space scientist

  The Edmonton-raised physician, aquanaut and scientist-astronaut candidate has been fascinated by space travel as long as she can remember.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2021
• Winnipeg woman pays $200K to join Virgin Galactic flight to space

  "I'm so looking forward to it," Judy Anderson said.

  Canada

  Jul 11, 2021
• Billionaire space race: Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson reaches the stars

  It's the company's fourth trip to the edge of space. The first successful launch took place in 2018 -- following two failures, both of which suffered casualties.

  World

  Jul 11, 2021
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• What you need to know about Virgin Galactic boss Richard Branson’s trip to space

  Branson assigned himself to Virgin Galactic's first full-scale crew, jumping ahead of Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos.

  Science

  Jul 9, 2021
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• Race to the stars: Richard Branson to go to space 9 days before Jeff Bezos

  Virgin Galatic announced Thursday evening that its next test flight will be July 11 and that its founder will be among the six people on board.

  World

  Jul 1, 2021