Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc fell more than 3 percent on Friday after its founder and British billionaire Richard Branson sold a portion of his stake for nearly $300 million. Branson sold more than 10 million shares between Aug. 10 and 12, according to a regulatory filing from late Thursday. The move comes a…
Virgin Galactic Falls as Billionaire Branson Sells Stake Worth $300 Million
Virgin Galactic Restarts Ticket Sales at $450,000 per Seat
By Entrepreneur Staff For the first time in years, Virgin Galactic is reopening ticket sales to people who want to take a ride on its rocket-powered suborbital space plane. The trip will cost them $450,000, which is an increase over previous prices. Single-seat reservations will start at $450,000, but there are also multi-seat reservations as…
The Simpsons Predicted Richard Branson’s Space Trip
By Entrepreneur Staff Every time a relevant event occurs in the world, The Simpsons fans look for clues that the yellow family would have anticipated it. This time, the protagonist of a supposed premonition is Richard Branson’s trip to space. The Virgin Atlantic Twitter account, owned by the British mogul, posted alleged evidence that the space odyssey…
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Richard Branson safely back on Earth, after blasting off into space in his own ship. He beat Jeff Bezos by nine days. Stay with us to watch it happen. Rat, causing serious damage to electric cars, and apparently their favorite car is … Tesla, find out why that is. With prices going up for everything, swimming pools are seeing it…
Virgin Galactic’s Branson Takes Off for High-Altitude Launch Into Space
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—A twin-fuselage jet took off on Sunday carrying a Virgin Galactic rocket plane primed to soar more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert with British billionaire Richard Branson aboard in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to space. Branson, one of six Virgin Galactic Holding Inc employees strapping in…
Billionaire Richard Branson Soars to Space Aboard His Own Rocket Plane
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico desert aboard his Virgin Galactic rocket plane and safely returned in the vehicle’s first fully crewed test flight to space, a symbolic milestone for a venture he started 17 years ago. Branson, one of six Virgin Galactic…
Billionaire Branson Set to Fly to Space Aboard Virgin Galactic Rocket Plane
Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon expeditions, Richard Branson is poised to promote his burgeoning astro-tourism venture by launching himself to the final frontier. Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holding Inc is due on Sunday to send the company’s passenger rocket plane, the VSS Unity,…
Billionaire Blastoff: Rich Riding Own Rockets Into Space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Two billionaires are putting everything on the line this month to ride their own rockets into space. It’s intended to be a flashy confidence boost for customers seeking their own short joyrides. The lucrative, high-stakes chase for space tourists will unfold on the fringes of space—55 miles to 66 miles up, pitting Virgin…
Richard Branson Announces Trip to Space, Ahead of Jeff Bezos
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days. Branson’s company announced Thursday evening that its next test flight will be July 11 and that its founder will be among the six people on board. The winged rocket ship will soar from New Mexico—the first…
Virgin Voyages Mandates CCP Virus Vaccines for All Crew and Passengers
Virgin Voyages, the cruise line founded by billionaire business magnate Richard Branson, will require all crew and passengers to get a CCP virus vaccine, the company said. Tom McAlpin, CEO of Virgin Voyages, said in a statement emailed to The Epoch Times that the company’s goal is to provide “the safest travel experience, which means…
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