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It’s also Blue Origin’s 11th sub-orbital flight with humans on board. The firm has been offering such trips as part of its space tourism efforts.

Virgin Galactic reports flight-related issue to FAA

Virgin Galactic will provide a further update at the completion of the review, the company said.

Virgin Galactic tourists describe trip to the edge of space: 'completely surreal'

Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space on Thursday with its first tourists - a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean

Virgin Galactic achieves milestone with successful first commercial spaceflight

Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier on the successful completion of Galactic 01 mission said the first commercial spaceflight marks the beginning of a new era of consistent chances for private passengers and researchers to reach space.

Space tourism race: Virgin Galactic gears up for its first commercial spaceflight launch on June 29

Richard Branson's company also announced its plans to send commercial spaceflights as part of its regular operations after the second commercial spaceflight, named 'Galactic 02' which is scheduled to take place in early August 2023.

In Pics | Virgin Galactic plans first commercial space service for June; shares takeoff

Shares of Virgin Galactic had lost over two-thirds of their value last year due to delays in the company's launch of commercial service. Shares were up at $6.30 in aftermarket trading on June15.

Virgin Galactic plans first commercial space service for June; shares take off

The first spaceflight, called "Galactic 01", is planned between June 27 and June 30, the company said.

Virgin Galactic makes key spaceflight test before starting commercial service

The company's VSS Unity spaceplane dropped from its twin-fuselage carrier aircraft around 12:24 p.m. EDT (1624 GMT) over the desert of New Mexico and blasted off to the edge of space seconds later at roughly three times the speed of sound.

To infinity and beyond, ISRO’s ‘space tourism module’ to be functional by 2030

ISRO has not announced whether the module will include sub-orbital space travel or orbital space travel, however the six crore price tag suggests that the module is likely to feature sub-orbital space travel.

Virgin Galactic finishes lengthy spacecraft upgrades, plans Q2 commercial service

The company, founded by billionaire Richard Branson, had suspended flights of the spaceplane VSS Unity and its carrier plane in 2021 to make various spacecraft enhancements, delaying the company's debut customer mission to the edge of space.

Fly me to the moon with a QUID or two

A 15-year-old technology is all but ready to be deployed as a space currency, for when you want to buy snacks or knick-knacks at duty-free shops on the moon and Mars.

Virgin Galactic restarts space-trip sales at $450,000 and up

Virgin Galactic announced the offerings after it lost $94 million in the second quarter on soaring costs for overhead and sales. The company posted revenue of $571,000, barely enough to cover one seat on a future flight.

Watch: Richard Branson surprises woman who won 2 tickets on Virgin Galactic space flight

Keisha Schahaff, 44, said she wanted to cross the final frontier in Virgin Galactic space flight with her 17-year-old, a science student living in Britain who dreams of one day working for NASA.

Virgin Galactic restarts space-trip sales at $450,000 and up

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.

Storyboard | Can marketers conquer Space?

Brands have gone to Space before, but a new age of Space travel and tourism could provide more opportunities to hitch a ride.

Want a free ride to space? Virgin Galactic is giving away 2 free seats; here is how to win

Have you ever wished to travel to space? Virgin Galactic spaceflight is making dreams come true. Here is how.

New Space Race: Did Richard Branson really travel to 'space', and how the flight stacks up against Jeff Bezos'

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin has claimed that unlike, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic 'Unity' spacecraft, its ‘New Shepard’ is designed to fly above the Kármán line that 'defines space'.

Richard Branson joins Virgin Galactic test flight. Here’s how his journey went

Fresh from the experience, Richard Branson took to Twitter to share his thoughts and called the experience "more magical than I ever imagined"

Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic's crew successfully completes flight to space

Richard Branson is back on Earth after becoming the first person to blast off in his own spaceship. Branson and five crewmates from his Virgin Galactic space tourism company reached an altitude of about 53 miles over the New Mexico desert.

Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic prepare for July 11 spaceflight: What we know about the mission

If Richard Branson is able to complete the mission before July 20, he is likely to beat fellow billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in the new space race.

Meet Sirisha Bandla, the Indian-American astronaut flying to space with Richard Branson aboard Virgin Galactic flight

Sirisha Bandla was born in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur and grew up in Texas. She started working at Virgin Galactic in 2015.

Winning bidder paid $28 million for ticket to space with Jeff Bezos

In addition to the winning bidder, who was not identified, and Bezos, passengers will include Bezos’ brother, Mark Bezos, and a fourth still-unnamed astronaut. The auction winner’s name will be released in roughly two weeks, according to a video on Blue Origin’s website.

With SpaceX, Blue Origin taking people into outer space, who is an astronaut?

Astronauts, amateur astronauts, space tourists, space sightseers, rocket riders, spaceflight participants - what is the correct descriptor for people who buy a seat into space?

All you need to know about SPAC–the latest vehicle for fund raising in the US

For retail investors, SPAC offers an opportunity to invest in a company at the pre-IPO stage, an area which was the domain of private equity players and big investors

Virgin Galactic, NASA to develop programme for private missions to space station

As part of its agreement with the Johnson Space Center, the space tourism company will identify entities keen to buy private missions and develop training packages, as well as aid in transportation, on-orbit and ground resources.