spaceport america
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Virgin Galactic’s Space Tourism Flights Won’t Be Bringing in the Dough
Richard Branson’s space tourism venture is set to launch its second commercial trip to suborbital heights in less than two weeks but the company is not too optimistic about the revenue generated by its private orbital tours. During a recent earnings call, the company announced a revenue of $US2 million in the second quarter of…
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Richard Branson’s Trip to Space Didn’t Go as Planned
Alarming new details are emerging about the historic Virgin Galactic flight that took billionaire Richard Branson to the edge of space.
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Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity Nails Its First Space Flight in Two Years
Space tourism really is the hot topic among billionaires nowadays, and some of them are getting closer to making it a reality. On Saturday, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic made room for itself in the race, successfully launching its spaceplane to space after more than two years. The flight is a step forward for the company…
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The Troubled Future Of The World’s First Commercial Spaceport
Completed in October 2011, Spaceport America is an 18,000 acre commercial spaceport — the first of its kind in the world — that was going to be a major hub for SpaceX and Virgin Galactic, as each company toils away on developing the future of private spaceflight. It’s been more than three years since opening,…