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- Virgin Galactic VMS Eve Returns to Spaceport America The Launch Pad · 1 Mar 2023 Virgin Galactic has begun final preparations to resume its commercial suborbital missions from Spaceport America!
- Virgin Galactic in final phases of return to flight SpaceNews · 1 Mar 2023 Virgin Galactic is in the final phases of returning its suborbital spaceplane to commercial service as it ramps up development of a next-generation vehicle.
- Virgin Galactic completes lengthy upgrade process ahead of resuming spaceflights CNBC · 28 Feb 2023 Virgin Galactic said on Tuesday it remains on track to resume spaceflights in the coming months after completing upgrades to its carrier aircraft and spacecraft.
- Virgin Galactic aircraft returns to flight SpaceNews · 16 Feb 2023 The carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceplane made its first flight in more than a year Feb. 15 as the company moves one step closer to beginning commercial service.
- Virgin Galactic VMS Eve Takes Flight The Launch Pad · 15 Feb 2023 Virgin Galactic's VMS Eve takes first flight in over a year following maintenance and upgrades.
- Virgin Galactic restructures leadership as it prepares to resume flights SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2023 As Virgin Galactic moves closer to resuming flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital vehicle, the company is reorganizing its leadership and parting ways with a senior executive.
- Virgin Galactic delays development of ship capable of higher flight rate Ars Technica · 4 Nov 2022 "The economic momentum of the company is around the Delta ships."
- Virgin Galactic delays introduction of second suborbital spaceship SpaceNews · 4 Nov 2022 Virgin Galactic’s second suborbital spaceplane won’t enter service in 2023 as previously planned because of demands on company personnel to both return the first spaceplane to flight and begin work on a next generation o...
- Virgin Galactic picks suppliers for future spaceplanes SpaceNews · 2 Nov 2022 Virgin Galactic will work with two aerospace manufacturers to provide the major components of its next-generation suborbital spaceplane.
- Virgin Galactic again delays start of commercial suborbital flights SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2022 Virgin Galactic has once again pushed back the start of commercial flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane, saying upgrades of its carrier aircraft are taking longer than expected.
- Virgin Galactic selects Arizona for spaceplane manufacturing facility SpaceNews · 15 Jul 2022 Virgin Galactic announced July 14 plans to assemble a fleet of suborbital spaceplanes in a new factory in a suburb of Phoenix.
- Looking to the future, Virgin Galactic purchases 2 more motherships Ars Technica · 6 Jul 2022 The company's goal is to fly 400 revenue flights a year.
- Virgin Galactic selects Aurora Flight Sciences to build new motherships SpaceNews · 6 Jul 2022 Virgin Galactic announced July 6 it signed an agreement with a Boeing subsidiary to build two new aircraft that will be used as launch platforms for its next-generation suborbital spaceplanes.
- Virgin Galactic pushes back commercial suborbital flights to 2023 SpaceNews · 6 May 2022 Virgin Galactic is again postponing the start of commercial service of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane from late 2022 to early 2023, blaming the latest delay on supply chain and labor issues.
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic delayed again, June targeted for next SLS test Ars Technica · 6 May 2022 "Our teams are containing the majority of these issues to minimize impact on schedules."
- Virgin Galactic has lost $1 billion during the last two years Ars Technica · 23 Feb 2022 "We achieved many important milestones in 2021."
- Virgin Galactic on schedule to start commercial human suborbital flights this year SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2022 Virgin Galactic executives said Feb. 22 that they remain on schedule to begin commercial human suborbital missions before the end of the year but acknowledged it will take several years for the company to become profitab...
- State Fight: New Mexico’s growing reputation as a space state SpaceNews · 19 Feb 2022 New Mexico was not often in the conversation about key space states until Virgin Galactic named Spaceport America its flight operations center in 2009.
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic kills tourism tax, New Glenn fairing test Ars Technica · 4 Feb 2022 "The US is currently not prepared to replace or augment space launch capabilities."
- Rocket Report: SpaceX lands rocket cargo funding, Virgin Galactic’s stock crash Ars Technica · 21 Jan 2022 “Everyone is safe and the team did an admirable job."
- Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic select astronauts for future flights SpaceNews · 29 Nov 2021 Virgin Galactic has selected the winner of a contest to fly on a future SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight while Blue Origin prepares for its first New Shepard launch with a full six-person crew.
- Virgin Galactic adds 100 customers after resuming ticket sales SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2021 Virgin Galactic executives said they’ve seen strong interest from customers as the company restarts sales of tickets on its suborbital vehicles, even though those customers may have an extended wait until they fly.
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic stands down, SpaceX faces environmental lawsuit Ars Technica · 15 Oct 2021 "Will I be able to break ground tomorrow? No. Do I want to break ground tomorrow? Yeah."
- Virgin Galactic postpones SpaceShipTwo flight, begins maintenance period SpaceNews · 14 Oct 2021 Virgin Galactic will postpone a SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceflight that had been scheduled for this month, electing to instead immediately begin an extended maintenance period for the spaceplane and its carrier aircraft...
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic cleared for flight, Blue Origin “bet and lost” Ars Technica · 1 Oct 2021 "Blue Origin's culture sits on a foundation that ignores the plight of our planet."
- FAA clears Virgin Galactic to resume SpaceShipTwo flights SpaceNews · 29 Sep 2021 The FAA said Sept. 29 that it completed its investigation into a problem on Virgin Galactic’s most recent SpaceShipTwo flight, allowing the company to resume flights of the suborbital spaceplane.
- Rocket Report: Analyst dings Virgin Galactic, Astranis moves to Falcon Heavy Ars Technica · 24 Sep 2021 "Point blank, in our view, it is unacceptable."
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic delays flight, Falcon Heavy nets NASA mission Ars Technica · 17 Sep 2021 "There was a large bang and some white smoke went up."
- Potential component defect to delay next Virgin Galactic flight SpaceNews · 12 Sep 2021 Virgin Galactic is further delaying its next SpaceShipTwo suborbital flight in order to check a potential issue the company says is unrelated to an ongoing FAA investigation.
- FAA grounds SpaceShipTwo after problem on July flight SpaceNews · 2 Sep 2021 The Federal Aviation Administration will not allow Virgin Galactic to resume flights of its SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane until it completes an investigation into a problem on the vehicle’s previous flight in July.
- The FAA grounds Virgin Galactic’s spaceship after flight deviation Ars Technica · 2 Sep 2021 "The most misleading statement today was Virgin Galactic's."
- Spaceship carrying Richard Branson flew off course [Updated] Ars Technica · 1 Sep 2021 Also, an explanation of why Mark "Forger" Stucky left Virgin Galactic.
- Virgin Galactic resumes ticket sales but delays start of commercial service SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2021 Virgin Galactic announced Aug. 5 it is restarting ticket sales at significantly higher prices but won’t begin flying its existing suborbital space tourism customers until the second half of next year.
- Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic ups ticket prices, Starship surge in Texas Ars Technica · 6 Aug 2021 "It has been a tough journey at times."
- Virgin Galactic re-opens ticket sales, first commercial flight slips to late ’22 Spaceflight Now · 5 Aug 2021 Virgin Galactic, buoyed by a successful July 11 sub-orbital test flight with founder Richard Branson on aboard the company’s winged rocket plane, re-opened ticket sales Thursday for rides to space starting at $450,000 pe...
- With Blue Origin passengers set, suborbital tourism arrives after decades of work NASASpaceflight · 15 Jul 2021 After years of development, suborbital space tourism looks ready to lift off after Virgin Galactic successfully launched its first fully-crewed suborbital mission to space on July 11 following several prior crewed suborb...
- Russia’s space chief wishes his oligarchs invested in space like Branson and Musk Ars Technica · 13 Jul 2021 Dmitry Rogozin called the Virgin Galactic flight a "landmark."
- Virgin Galactic, Branson laud SpaceShipTwo flight “beyond my wildest dreams” SpaceNews · 11 Jul 2021 Virgin Galactic and its founder, Richard Branson, hailed a successful test flight by the company’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane that carried him and five others to suborbital space, but offered few new details abou...
- Richard Branson rockets into space Spaceflight Now · 11 Jul 2021 Virgin Galactic owner Richard Branson rocketed into space Sunday, an edge-of-the-seat sub-orbital test flight intended to demonstrate his company’s air-launched spaceplane is ready for passengers who can afford the ultim...
- Virgin Galactic successfully flies six person crew including founder Sir Richard Branson NASASpaceflight · 11 Jul 2021 Seventeen years after Sir Richard Branson watched SpaceShipOne win the Ansari X-Prize, the English entrepreneur and billionaire has flown aboard a successor vehicle known as SpaceShipTwo as part of a crew of six people,...