I Love the James Web telescope. Maybe we won't live a StarTrek life but we can work towards our kids living in one. #Space #SpaceX #BlueOrigin #Virgingalactic #NASA https://youtu.be/yF__bm4QsUQ
You think the first Irish Person is Space is Colm 'Chief O'Brien' Meaney?
No, hasn't even happened yet.
Dr Norah Patten is scheduled to go up in Branson's joyride, but she's no Katy Perry, she's actually doing some Science on board this trip.
If it takes off, you know Billionaires....
https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0620/1455670-space-dr-norah-patten/
Axial 3D Printer Aces Test Aboard Virgin Spaceplane - Here on Earth, being able to 3D print replacement parts is handy, but rarely neces... - https://hackaday.com/2024/07/13/axial-3d-printer-aces-test-aboard-virgin-spaceplane/ #3dprinterhacks #virgingalactic #zero-gravity #lithography #space
Virgin Galactic has ceased flying its only space plane. Now what? - Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spacecraft launches on Saturday. ... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2029999 #virgingalactic #science #space
"Two pilots, a Turkish research astronaut and three private citizens rocketed to space and back Saturday aboard Virgin Galactic's Unity spaceplane, enjoying spectacular views of Earth and about three minutes of weightlessness before gliding back to touchdown in New Mexico."
CBS News reports: https://flip.it/c1wZ4M
Had a fun day playing at the #VirginGalactic Tustin campus in the #NxtGen space program. Next stop- #Spaceport
• #SpaceX $175 billion 
• #Airbus $125 bn
• #Boeing $125 bn
• #LockheedMartin $102 bn
• #Safran $85 bn
• #NorthropGrumman $67.51 bn
• #MitsubishiHeavy $24.7 bn
• #Leonardo $11.85 bn
• #SierraSpace $5.3 bn
• #RelativitySpace $4.2 bn
• #IHI $3.21 bn
• #RocketLab $2.73 bn
• #EchoStar $1.79 bn
• #Firefly $1.5 bn
• #AxiomSpace $1 bn
• #VirginGalactic $767 million
• #ispace $680 mn
• #PlanetLabs $610 mn
• #VardaSpace $500 mn
• #AST SpaceMobile $435 mn 
https://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/20-most-valuable-space-companies-in-the-world-1259496/
For Virgin Galactic, becoming profitable means a pause in flying to space - Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity rocket plane ignites its rocket m... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2006510 #humanspaceflight #spaceportamerica #commercialspace #suborbitalspace #virgingalactic #science #space
Virgin Galactic and the FAA are investigating a dropped pin on last spaceflight - White Knight Two carries the first SpaceShipTwo during a glide test. (c... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2001425 #virgingalactic #vssunity #science #space
No further investments in Virgin Galactic, says Richard Branson - Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson. (credit: Eric Berger)
... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1988153 #richardbranson #virgingalactic #syndication #space
Rocket Report: Tough times Astra and Virgin; SpaceX upgrading launch pad - Welcome to Edition 6.19 of the Rocket Report! While we wait for SpaceX to l... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1982804 #europeanspaceagency #virgingalactic #capecanaveral #starship #ariane6 #falcon9 #launch #spacex #space #astra
After leading NASA’s mission to Pluto, Alan Stern flies to space himself - Enlarge / The view of Earth's curved horizon from Virgin Galactic's Spa... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1980884 #humanspaceflight #spaceportamerica #virgingalactic #kelliegerardi #alanstern #space
Industry united in push to extend ban on human spaceflight regulations - Enlarge / The four private astronauts who flew into orbit with SpaceX o... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1977088 #commercialspaceflight #commercialspace #virgingalactic #blueorigin #spacex #space #faa
Rocket Report: European rockets finally fly; Artemis II core stage issues - Enlarge / A Vega rocket rides a column of exhaust from its solid-fueled... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1975776 #relativityspace #virgingalactic #rocketreport #artemisii #pldspace #launch #spacex #space #astra #nasa
Virgin Galactic’s president explains how VSS Unity is now flying frequently - Enlarge / In February 2019, Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reached spac... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1963698 #virgingalactic #mikemoses #features #science #space
Rocket Report: Russian rocket lands like an airplane; SpaceX steamroller rolls - Enlarge / A Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites on Wednesday, Aug... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1961496 #virgingalactic #rocketreport #science #falcon9 #spacex #space
Virgin Galactic just flew again, but is the company going anywhere? - Enlarge / Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity is seen at Spaceport America in f... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1960015 #virgingalactic #features #science #space
"#VirginGalactic passenger #JonGoodwin, who was among the first to buy a ticket in 2005, said he had faith that he would someday make the trip. The 80-year-old athlete – he competed in canoeing in the 1972 Olympics – has #Parkinson’s disease and wants to be an inspiration to others." #RichardBranson
Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of #Space | #SpaceTourism | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/8/10/virgin-galactic-flies-its-first-tourists-to-the-edge-of-space
Virgin Galactic 02 will launch from Spaceport America in New Mexico at 9:00 AM MST (11:00 AM EST) with the first Carribbean and mother-daughter duo in space, Keisha Schahaff and Anastasia Mayers and 80 year old Olympian, Jon Goodwin. Photo credit: Virgin Galactic.
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