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World's 1st crewed space balloon: Richard Branson to co-pilot flight to Ea
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Passengers can "experience breathtaking views" on board the 'spaceship balloon', which is outfitted with creature comforts Wi-Fi, cocktails and fine dining, plush safety seating, luxury amenities, and even a proper restroom. The first commercial space flights are planned for 2025 and is pric
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Virgin Galactic takes tourists to edge of space
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Virgin Galactic, the venture founded by UK billionaire Richard Branson, launched its first commercial flight to the edge of space after decades of promise, reported CNN.
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Virgin Galactic set to launch first commercial flight for space tourism af
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Two Italian air force officers and an aerospace engineer from the National Research Council of Italy will join a Virgin Galactic instructor and the spaceplane's two pilots on a suborbital ride.
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Virgin Galactic spaceship returns from space with Branson, crew
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], July 11 (ANI): Virgin Galactic spaceship Unity carrying a crew of four, including British billionaire Richard Branson, dabbled into space and returned to Earth safely, a live stream of the event showed on Sunday.
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Sirisha Bandla was fascinated with the sky from the beginning, says astron
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Sirisha Bandla is brave, strong in decision making, and has been fascinated by the sky from the beginning, said Dr Ragaiah, the grandfather of the aeronautical engineer who will fly into space on July 11, adding that he wished her a successful r
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Overwhelmed with joy, says grandfather of Virgin Galactic mission astronau
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], July 4 (ANI): Indian-origin astronaut Sirisha Bandla has made headlines as the second Indian woman to head to space as part of Virgin Space Ship Unity, and her grandfather, a retired scientist who resides in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district, couldn't be more
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India-born Sirisha Bandla to fly into space with Virgin's Richard Branson
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Houston [US], July 3 (ANI): Indian-origin astronaut, Sirisha Bandla will be taking care of the researcher experience on the Unity22 mission, when a Virgin Galactic test flight travels to the edge of space on July 11.
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Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson to make spaceflight on July 11
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
London [UK], July 2 (ANI/Sputnik): UK billionaire and founder of the Virgin Galactic company Richard Branson says he will make a spaceflight on July 11, earlier than Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
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Virgin Galactic sends three humans to space
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Mexico [USA], Feb 26 (ANI): In a first, US-based Virgin Galactic rocketed three people to space in a test flight that is an effort towards the company’s commercial spaceflight mission.
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Virgin Galactic aims to launch people into space in future
Updated : 7 years, 8 months ago IST
New Mexico [United States], July 7 (ANI): US space tourism venture Virgin Galactic has formed new partnerships with Italy's biggest aerospace companies, Altec and Sitael, to someday launch passengers into space.
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