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02.08.2022 / 23:55

Virgin Galactic to build ‘astronaut campus’ for future commercial space travel

TUSTIN, Calif. - Virgin Galactic announced Tuesday that it has secured land to build an astronaut and campus facility to prepare civilians for commercial space travel. The aerospace and space travel company said the astronaut campus will be located in Sierra County, New Mexico, near the company’s commercial operations headquarters, Spaceport America. The company said the space will accommodate future astronauts and up to three of its guests ahead of their flight into space. RELATED: Virgin Galactic reopens spaceflight ticket salesThe campus will feature training facilities, an observatory, a wellness center, and recreation activities as well as dining options. The company said buildings will have minimal impact on the surrounding environment with water conservation tools and re-use, eco-friendly materials.Sir Richard Branson speaks after touching the edge of space prior to the space plane successfully landing back on Earth.

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Jeffrey Epstein victim claims Prince Andrew 'videoed having sex with her friend'

A victim of Jeffrey Epstein has claimed Prince Andrew was videoed having sex with 'her friend', court documents have shown.

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Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson beats out rival billionaire Jeff Bezos, reaches the stars

History has been made 86 kilometres above Earth, where billionaire Richard Branson travelled to the edge of space aboard his Virgin Galactic Unity-22 space plane. Branson was originally slated to head to space later this summer.

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Virgin Galactic stocks fail to take off after Richard Branson’s space flight

Business reporter Anne Gaviola breaks down the performance of Virgin Galactic’s stocks following billionaire Richard Branson’s historic space trip and shares advice for investors intrigued by the space market.

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Virgin Galactic giving away two free seats on 2022 spaceflight

first commercial suborbital spaceflight slated for 2022. The giveaway, in partnership with charity fundraiser Omaze, will allow the winners to experience microgravity at the edge of space aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity."Until now, most people could only dream of venturing beyond Earth. Now, we are incredibly excited to team up with Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic, and Space for Humanity to give two everyday citizens a chance of going to space, Omaze co-founder and CEO Matt Pohlson said in a statement.

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Winnipeg retiree holds Virgin Galactic ticket to space

There’s no low-cost carrier when it comes to space travel. A seat on Virgin Galactic’s space plane will cost a quarter-million — once commercial flights begin.

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Winnipeg woman pays $200K to join Virgin Galactic flight to space

Virgin Galactic‘s space plane when it begins commercial flights.Judy Anderson, a retired University of Manitoba professor, has been saving for her trip to space since 2010, when she first found out about billionaire Richard Branson’s plans to take people off the planet.“I’m so looking forward to it,” Anderson said.Anderson purchased ticket 623 for $200,000 USD at the time with a $20,000 down payment. She’ll have to pay the rest in full about three months before her flight.“We have over half in U.S.

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Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. - Sir Richard Branson is one of a handful of billionaires in the world, and the newest member of an even more exclusive club.Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Group, become one of roughly 600 people to leave the Earth’s atmosphere when he flew to the edge of space on board a Virgin Galactic aircraft Sunday morning."Seventeen years of hard work to get us this far," Branson said as he congratulated his team on the trip back.There was no warning or pre-launch coverage ahead of Richard Branson and five others blasting off into space on Sunday, July 11, from Spaceport America in New Mexico. David Mackay and Michael Massucci piloted Unity, the aircraft named by the late Stephen Hawking.

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Billionaire space race: Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson reaches the stars

edge of space with the eccentric billionaire on board.The London-born founder of the Virgin Group joined five company employees for the test flight Sunday morning, which took off from New Mexico’s southern desert at 10:30 a.m. ET.

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Virgin Galactic to launch Richard Branson, 5 others into space Sunday

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Sir Richard Branson is one of a handful of billionaires in the world, and he plans on joining an even more exclusive club Sunday morning.Branson, the 70-year-old founder of Virgin Group, will become one of roughly 600 people who’ve left the Earth’s atmosphere when he flies to the edge of space onboard a Virgin Galactic aircraft."I’ve wanted to go to space ever since I was a young boy and watched the moon landings from our black and white television set.

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Race to space between billionaires: Zero gravity, one-upmanship, two egos

Two of the world’s richest men, Virgin Group founder Richard Branson and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, have announced their respective plans to travel to space this month. Mike Drolet looks at the egos fuelling this billionaire space race.

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Little Big Town's Phillip Sweet Diagnosed With COVID-19

Little Big Town member has contracted the virus, and thus will not join his fellow bandmates at the upcoming 2021 ACM Awards, they shared during an interview on Audacy on Thursday. «Well, Philly's not feeling good. We might as well break the news, he's got the COVID,» Jimi Westbrook said.

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Virgin Atlantic's new plane pays tribute to Richard Branson's mum who died of Covid

Virgin Atlantic is paying tribute to Sir Richard Branson 's late mother Eve Branson, by naming one of its new A350 planes after her.

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Richard Branson Gets ‘Completely Painless And Absolutely Safe’ COVID-19 Vaccination

Billionaire Richard Branson is sharing his COVID-19 vaccine experience.

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2nd try a success for Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit as rocket reaches space

Virgin's Orbit Girl 747 takes off with the LauncherOne rocket fully loaded for a dress rehearsal test flight Sunday, April 12, 2020. LOS ANGELES - Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said.A 70-foot-long LauncherOne rocket was released from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft off the coast of Southern California, ignited moments later and soared toward space.This Sunday, April 12, 2020 photo provided by Virgin Orbit shows a Boeing 747 with a rocket slung beneath its port wing in its final major test before an upcoming demonstration of its system in which the rocket will be carried aloft and launched.

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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space on 2nd try

LOS ANGELES – Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reached space on Sunday, eight months after the first demonstration flight of its air-launched rocket system failed, the company said.A 70-foot-long (21.34-meter-long) LauncherOne rocket was released from beneath the wing of a Boeing 747 carrier aircraft off the coast of Southern California, ignited moments later and soared toward space.The two-stage rocket carried a cluster of very small satellites known as CubeSats developed and built as part of a NASA educational program involving U.S.

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Richard Branson’s Mother, 96, Dies Following Battle With COVID-19

Richard Branson is mourning the loss of his mother, Eve.

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Richard Branson reveals his mum Eve has died after coronavirus battle at 96

RICHARD Branson's mum has died after a coronavirus battle aged 96. Eve Branson caught Covid-19 the day BEFORE she was due to get the vaccine.

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Richard Branson heartbroken as mother Eve dies aged 96 after coronavirus battle

Richard Branson, 70, has shared that his mother, Eve, has passed away after contracting coronavirus.The Virgin Group founder said he does not want to “mourn her loss” but instead wanted to “celebrate” her life.He typed on Twitter: “I’m sorry to share that, sadly like a lot of people’s mums and dads right now in these days of Covid, my mum Eve has also passed away. “Rather than mourn her loss, I wanted to celebrate her wonderful life and the joy she brought to so many.”MORE TO FOLLOW.

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Eve Branson dead: Richard Branson's mum dies of Covid 10 years after being saved from fire

Richard Branson's mum Eve has died aged 96 after a battle with coronavirus.

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Virgin Orbit closing in on launching rocket from 747 jet, attempting to reach low Earth orbit

MOJAVE, Calif. – As soon as next week, crews with Virgin Orbit could try again at taking off from the California desert, flying a jumbo jet over the Pacific Ocean and air launching a rocket.Virgin Orbit said an engine shutdown kept the 70-foot-long LauncherOne rocket from reaching orbit during an air launch last May.This time, Richard Branson’s company hopes to send 10 NASA satellites into space.[TRENDING: Police officer dies in Capitol clash | Fla. man arrested, firefighter investigated in Capitol riot | COVID-19 variant spreading in Fla.]Virgin Orbit said LauncherOne carries smaller satellites.Friday, the company compared the sizes to home appliances - from as big as a refrigerator to as small as a toaster oven.“Giving a ride to

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Kay Burley jets off on holiday to exclusive South African resort after breaking Covid rules

Kay Burley has today headed off on holiday to South Africa after being taken off air by Sky News for breaking the coronavirus restrictions with her 60th birthday bash.

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Virgin Galactic plans 1st New Mexico space launch this month

LOS ANGELES – Virgin Galactic said Thursday that it expects to launch its first manned test flight into space from New Mexico this month.The company’s spacecraft, VSS Unity, conducted two previous test spaceflights from Mojave, California, before moving in to its facilities at Spaceport America in New Mexico. Testing there has included unpowered glide flights and now the spaceflight planned between Nov.

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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy protection in U.S.

A Virgin Atlantic Airbus A330 seen in a promotional image. (Courtesy of Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.) NEW YORK (AP) - Virgin Atlantic, the airline founded by British businessman Richard Branson, filed Tuesday for protection in U.S.

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Virgin Atlantic is Branson's second airline to file for bankruptcy since pandemic

Virgin Atlantic has filed for bankruptcy in the US, just one month after securing a £1.2billion rescue package to save jobs amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy as coronavirus pandemic devastates aviation industry

the Mirror reports. It is the second of billionaire Richard Branson's airlines to file for bankruptcy following Virgin Australia seeking voluntary administration in April.Chapter 15 bankruptcy is designed for cases that involve more than one country.It allows foreign-based companies undergoing bankruptcy proceedings in their own country to access the US court system.It is understood the move effectively protects Virgin's US assets from UK creditors, as a UK court oversees claims.The airline is 49% owned by Delta Airlines.

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Virgin Atlantic files for bankruptcy as pandemic devastates airline industry

Virgin Atlantic has declared bankruptcy as coronavirus continues to tear apart the airline industry.

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Lord Sugar row: How star's TV rival Piers Morgan was picked to REPLACE The Apprentice star

Twitter regarding a variety of topics - including which football club the other supports.

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Canceled Virgin Fest in LA Feeling Stiffed Over WME’s Refusal to Return $6M Artist Deposits

Lizzo, Ellie Goulding, Kali Uchis and others who had agreed to perform at the inaugural Los Angeles festival originally scheduled for this weekend (June 6-7) before the coronavirus pandemic forced its indefinite postponement.In December, Virgin owner Richard Branson announced the inaugural festival in a wild rooftop stunt atop Banc of California Stadium.

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Demi Lovato, Emma Stone and More Raise Awareness for Mental Health Resources Amid Pandemic

Crisis Text Line Text HOME to 741741 to reach a live counselor through the Crisis Text Line. Demi Lovato and Richard Branson recently signed on to help raise funds for a new mental health fund that supports the Crisis Text Line and other groups.

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IndiGo's Rahul Bhatia weighs bid for Virgin Australia

Rahul Bhatia, who owns the Indigo holding through InterGlobe Enterprises Ltd., is evaluating data of the Australian airline founded by Richard Branson and is finalizing a strategy

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Wizz Air to restart flights in time for summer holidays in new lockdown lifeline

Budget airline Wizz Air is planning to restart holiday flights from June – meaning Brits could escape lockdown for Portugal and Greece.

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Virgin Atlantic cuts 3,150 jobs in coronavirus pandemic after £500m bailout fails

Virgin Atlantic has slashed over 3,000 jobs after Richard Branson failed to secure a £500m government loan to keep his struggling airline afloat.

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Virgin Atlantic stewardess takes job stacking Asda shelves after being furloughed

A Virgin Atlantic air stewardess has swapped plane aisles for supermarket ones after being furloughed by the airline.

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Coronavirus: UK firms furloughing staff - but not ruling out bonuses for bosses

Some of Britain’s biggest businesses are taking taxpayers’ money to pay their workers’ wages while refusing to rule out bonuses for fatcat bosses.

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Richard Branson forced to sell Virgin Atlantic as he pleads 'I need buyer by next month'

Billionaire Richard Branson is desperate to offload Virgin Atlantic and is seeking a buyer for the airline by May.

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Simon Cowell calls for stars like Victoria Beckham to pay staff and not use taxpayer cash

Simon Cowell and Duncan Bannatyne have led the backlash against stars relying on taxpayer's cash to bailout their businesses.

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Simon Cowell and Dragon’s Den star Duncan Bannatyne call for Victoria Beckham and Richard Branson to use own fortunes to prop up failing businesses

The likes of Simon Cowell and Dragon’s Den’s Duncan Bannatyne have called for stars to use their own money to prop up struggling businesses, as Victoria Beckham and Richard Branson ask for government help during the Covid-19 crisis.

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Richard Branson and Demi Lovato Among Backers of Mental Health Fund

Richard Branson and Demi Lovato are among the backers of a new fund aimed at easing the strain of the coronavirus pandemic by providing mental health services to those in need. Branson and Lovato, who has long been open about her mental health and substance abuse challenges, have partnered with Royal Bank of Canada, Virgin Unite, Canadian Family Foundations and Draper Richards Kaplan on the initiative, known as The Mental Health Fund.

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Simon Cowell asks stars like Victoria Beckham to stop using taxpayers' cash to pay staff

Simon Cowell has called for celebs like Victoria Beckham and Richard Branson to pay their staff's wages during the lockdown – rather than looking to government aid.

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Simon Cowell calls for stars like Victoria Beckham to pay staff and not use taxpayer cash

Simon Cowell and Duncan Bannatyne have led the backlash against stars relying on taxpayer's cash to bailout their businesses.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Richard Branson vows it’s ‘not the end’ for Virgin Australia

British entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin Group Sir Richard Branson said on Tuesday it was “not the end for Virgin Australia”, after the airline fell victim to the coronavirus crisis.

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Inside Necker Island - all the secrets of Richard Branson's private tropical paradise

Richard Branson has been the proud owner of Necker Island in the Caribbean since 1978 when he bought it for around £150,000.

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Richard Branson offers to sacrifice his Caribbean island to save Virgin Atlantic

Sir Richard Branson has offered to remortgage his Caribbean Island to help save Virgin Atlantic, after warning it will collapse without Government aid.

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Billionaire Richard Branson says Virgin’s airlines need state aid to survive

Richard Branson said in a letter to staff Monday posted online that he’s doing everything possible to keep Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. going

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Virgin Atlantic, Ryanair and Norwegian Air use Prestwick Airport as giant parking bay during coronavirus lockdown

A number of different carriers have parked up at Prestwick Airport as the coronavirus hits the aviation industry.

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Idris Elba planning to launch holiday empire in dad’s native Sierra Leone

Idris Elba wants to recover from coronavirus fast – so he can launch his Richard Branson-style holiday empire.

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