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Virgin Galactic to launch next space tourist mission on Oct. 5
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic plans to launch 'Galactic 04,' its fifth spaceflight in the last five months, on Oct. 5 from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
'I am horrified': Archaeologists are fuming over ancient human relative remains sent to edge of space
By Kristina Killgrove published
Scientists are calling the Virgin Galactic mission that carried the bones of Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi to the edge of space a major ethical breach.
1 year after launch failure, Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket remains grounded
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin's New Shepard suborbital space tourism vehicle suffered a failure during an uncrewed flight on Sept. 12, 2022. It hasn't launched since.
Virgin Galactic launches 3 of its original space tourist customers to the final frontier (video)
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic launched three of its longest-standing ticketholders today (Sept. 8), sending them to suborbital space on the 'Galactic 03' mission.
Virgin Galactic will launch some of its 1st space tourist customers on 'Galactic 03' today. But who's flying?
By Mike Wall last updated
Virgin Galactic plans to launch its 'Galactic 03' space tourism mission on Sept. 8, sending three customers to the final frontier and back. You won't be able to watch it live, though.
Virgin Galactic to launch next space tourist flight on Sept. 8
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic will launch 'Galactic 03' on Sept. 8, its third commercial spaceflight and eighth space mission overall.
Fly along with Virgin Galactic's 1st private astronauts on landmark mission (video)
By Mike Wall published
A recently released video gives us an astronaut's-eye view of Virgin Galactic's second-ever commercial spaceflight, which the company aced last week.
Virgin Galactic launches 1st mother-daughter team and 1st Olympian to space on 2nd commercial flight (video)
By Mike Wall published
Virgin Galactic flew its second-ever commercial mission today (Aug. 10), a flight that made history in multiple ways.
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