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Richard Branson's space jaunt worth $841 million for Virgin Galactic

Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. jumped as much as 22% in premarket U.S. trading on Monday, just above an all-time peak reached in February.

In first private spaceflight, Richard Branson flies to edge and back

Sunday's launch of the VSS Unity passenger rocket plane marked the company's 22nd test flight of its SpaceShipTwo system, and its fourth crewed mission beyond Earth's atmosphere.

Boss on board: How Richard Branson will ride own rocket to space

The self-described tie-loathing adventurer and troublemaker will join five company employees for Sunday's test flight from New Mexico's southern desert

Richard Branson vs Jeff Bezos: Who will really win this space race?

In a summer not lacking in awe-inspiring spectator sports, this rivalry remains pretty unique. And it's not without risk. It's taken a couple of decades for both men to realize their ambition of going

Richard Branson plans first space trip days before Jeff Bezos blasts off

Branson will evaluate the "private astronaut experience," the company said, as Virgin Galactic prepares to offer flights to well-heeled customers in 2022.

Richard Branson aims to make space trip on July 11, ahead of Jeff Bezos

Billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson will travel to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc's test flight on July 11, Branson's space tourism firm said

Branson's Virgin Galactic gets FAA approval to fly people to space

This comes following a successful test flight last month

In space, on a joyride

In 2011, Space Adventures, a space tourism company that successfully sent seven clients to orbital journey, suggested the number of space tourists could reach 140 by 2020 but little changed since then

Branson-backed SPAC to take DNA-testing firm 23andMe public in $3.5 bn deal

A SPAC, or a blank-check firm, is a shell company that raises funds in an initial public offering (IPO) with the aim of acquiring a private company, which then becomes public as result of the merger

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space with key mid-air rocket launch

The rocket, a 70-foot launcher tailored for carrying small satellites to space, aimed to place 10 tiny satellites in orbit for NASA roughly two hours into the mission

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit reaches space in the second attempt

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. universities

A confident Virgin Atlantic to double down on Indian aviation market

The propensity to travel amongst Indians is going up as is their willingness to pay, says Alex Mcewan, Virgin Atlantic Country Manager-India

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit eyes $1-billion valuation in fundraising

British billionaire's satellite-launch business looking to raise money to support future launches

Virgin Atlantic gets court approval for $1.6-billion rescue plan

The deal comes at a cost to Branson, who injected £200 million of his own money into the company, raised through the sale of shares in Virgin Galactic Holdings

Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic Airways faces crunch vote in 3 weeks

Meetings of four creditor groups will be held on August 25 after the company began a legal process in the UK seeking to stop any holdouts from blocking the package

Virgin Atlantic gives in to Covid-19, seeks US bankruptcy protection

The airline made the Chapter 15 filing in US federal bankruptcy court in New York after a proceeding in the United Kingdom

Richard Branson space-bound in early 2021, says Virgin Galactic

The firm said it 'expects to advance to the next phase of its test flight programme' in the fall with two manned flights

Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit fails on first rocket launch attempt

The inaugural launch had appeared to be going well until moments after the rocket was dropped from beneath the left wing of the jumbo jet dubbed Cosmic Girl

Covid-19 impact: Richard Branson to sell 25 mn shares in Virgin Galactic

The company said it intends to use the proceeds to support its portfolio of global leisure, holiday and travel businesses that have been affected by the impact of the coronavirus

Fair to furlough? Britain's massive job-saving plan prompts pushback

While more than half of UK companies are expected to apply for government grants to pay furloughed employees, critics say they expect too much of the cash to go where it's not needed.