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Florida launch: SpaceX to send Lockheed-built satellite up with Harris Corp. tech

SpaceX's 21st and last launch of 2018 will be a big one. The Hawthorne, Calif.-based rocket firm owned by billionaire Elon Musk will use its Falcon 9 rocket to shoot the U.S. Air Force's Lockheed Martin Corp.-built GPS III satellite to orbit on .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 13th, 2018

Virgin Voyages details itineraries for its first ship

Virgin Voyages, the Plantation-based cruise brand backed by billionaire Richard Branson and Bain Capital, revealed the itineraries for its first ship's inaugural season in 2020 on Thursday. Bookings launch Feb. 14 for the adult-only sailings from Por.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 31st, 2019

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic reports reaching space for the third time

On Saturday, Virgin Galactic reported on its Twitter feed that a pair of its pilots had flown to space......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 22nd, 2021

SpaceX blasted another 52 Starlink internet satellites and 2 payloads into orbit on a Falcon 9 rocket, which landed perfectly

A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket shot up from Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida at 6:56 p.m. EDT. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39-A at Kennedy Space Center. Jo.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 16th, 2021

SpaceX"s Starship rocket is set to splash-land into the ocean near Hawaii in its first flight around the Earth, FCC filings show

SpaceX's Starship rocket will launch on the 23-story Super Heavy booster, which will carry it into orbit for its first test flight arou.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 14th, 2021

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flights face potential delays

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic is revaluating its next test flight and investors are not happy......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsMay 11th, 2021

Virgin Galactic falls 9% after founder Richard Branson unloads $150 million stake in the company

Despite the share sale, Branson remains the largest shareholder of the spaceflight company, owning a 24% stake worth about $1.6 billion. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Virgin Galactic fell as much as 9% on Thur.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 15th, 2021

Richard Branson Sheds Virgin Galactic Stake By $150M

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson sold nearly $150 million worth shares of his space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) over the course of three days, as per a regulatory filing. read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaApr 15th, 2021

Richard Branson is leading a campaign to end the death penalty, along with other key business figures. The Virgin Group founder said there is an urgent need to abolish the practice.

A coalition of global business figures, led by the Virgin Group founder, is calling for capital punishment to be permanently abolished around the world Virgin Group founder, Sir Richard Branson, is spearheading the campai.....»»

Category: personnelSource: nytApr 10th, 2021

OneWeb, a new satellite company from the UK, is going head-to-head with SpaceX"s Starlink to provide a global space broadband service

OneWeb exec Chris McLaughlin told Insider the number of satellites Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos want to launch in orbit is an issue. A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with a Fregat upper stage block and 36 O.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 3rd, 2021

Richard Branson is renting out his private estate on his second Caribbean island for the first time at $25,000 a night. Take a look inside the 3-villa compound.

The 125-acre Moskito Island, which Branson bought in 2007, is just 2.5 miles from his other private island, Necker Island. The Branson Estate. Virgin Limited Edition Richard Branson's private Caribbean.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytApr 1st, 2021

Duane Morris pauses operations in Myanmar after military coup

The firm had become the first U.S. law firm to enter the Southeast Asian country in 2013 after a series political and economic reforms there......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 3rd, 2021

Virgin Galactic delays space tourism liftoff 

The space tourism venture, founded by Richard Branson, told investors in an earnings call that its third and second test flight will be pushed until at least May......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsFeb 26th, 2021

SpaceX delivers more Starlink satellites but fails to stick the landing

SpaceX has launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit, but it failed to land the rocket booster on its return to Earth. The private spaceflight company is planning to launch more satellites on Wednesday. Q4 2020 hedge fund letters, conference.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytFeb 16th, 2021

Virgin Orbit to demo "late-load" capability on launch of first Dutch defense satellite

Fresh off if first successful launch, Virgin Orbit has landed a new client. The Long Beach, California-based aerospace company has been selected by Dutch space engineering company Innovative Solutions in Space to launch the first-ever satellit.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 25th, 2021

Virgin Orbit rocket reaches Earth orbit, adding an entrant to the commercial space race

The rocket was carrying 10 small satellites when it was launched from a 747 flying over the Pacific Ocean......»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 18th, 2021

Space 2021: All the Mars landings, eclipses, astronaut flights, rocket launches, and other big missions to look for this year

In 2021, we'll see nine meteor showers. Boeing and SpaceX should launch humans into orbit, and NASA expects to land the first helicopter on Mars. The .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytJan 5th, 2021

PayPal CEO Dan Schulman shares the lesson Richard Branson taught him about leading a company - and why he thinks more companies need to adopt it

From 2001 to 2009, Branson served as a mentor to Schulman, who was CEO of Virgin Mobile at the time. .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 30th, 2020

How two Los Angeles rocket startups — that have yet to get to orbit — are disrupting the industry

Relativity Space and Virgin Orbit both aim to make orbit in 2021......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsDec 24th, 2020

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic aborts test in its third human spaceflight attempt

The engine of the space plane ignited briefly, then went out. The vehicle glided back safely to the runway, and the pilots were reported to be in good health......»»

Category: topSource: washpostDec 13th, 2020