The British Virgin Atlantic has just achieved a new milestone in world aviation. Ha completed first transatlantic flight using exclusively sustainable fuel (SAF) in one of its aircraft. The route that the aircraft has followed has linked Heathrow Airport in London with JFK in New York in 7 hours and 15 minutes, approximately 35 minutes … Read more
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One of the space companies that Branson heads is Virgin Orbit. Six years ago, there was no indication that the ambitious company would face major problems. The development of the LauncherOne launch vehicle, designed to deliver small artificial satellites, seemed to bring Branson and Virgin great fame and even greater fortune. However, within half a … Read more
Virgin Galactic’s first commercial flight reached space on Thursday with three Italian scientists on board. Billionaire Richard Branson’s company is joining the race for space tourism. It was a suborbital flight. The Unity’s occupants will not enter orbit, but they will be weightless for several minutes. The spacecraft was launched from an aircraft at an … Read more
Jakarta – The company owned by British billionaire Richard Branson, Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy. The company has also laid off 85% or 700 of its employees last week. Quoted from ForbesWednesday (5/4/2023), Virgin Orbit has indeed faced a barrage of problems this year, ranging from failing to receive an injection of funds to the … Read more
Virgin Orbit, owned by businessman Richard Branson, ran into financial trouble after a failed launch. Virgin Orbit, the aerospace company owned by renowned British businessman and billionaire Richard Branson, has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after failing to raise fresh capital to continue its operations. The company, which specializes in launching satellites (not … Read more
In bankruptcy filings, the company said it had approximately $243 million in assets and $153.5 million in debt as of Sept. 30 last year. Virgin Orbit launches commercial satellites and is a sister company of Virgin Galactic, which operates in the space tourism sector. In January, the company failed a mission to launch nine small … Read more
“They will be women who have achieved something in the world, have influence and have something to say,” revealed the 53-year-old Sánchezwho previously also worked as a journalist. Bezos, with whom he has lived since 2019, looked to the edge of space himself in 2021, but this time he will stay on Earth. “Of course … Read more
Billionaire founder of the Virgin Group corporation Richard Branson – – Ukraine is on the verge of being invaded by a state that has convinced it to give up nuclear weapons, the billionaire has said. American billionaire Richard Branson called on the countries of the world to support Ukraine, which is under the threat of … Read more
The leader of the expedition is 38-year-old billionaire Jared Isaacman. This experienced private pilot dreamed of his journey into space and, as he says, he wanted to fulfill his dream by providing additional seats in the ship for money that will be donated to humanitarian purposes. The help is to go to the Saint Jude … Read more
Afronaut: Mandla Maseko Mandla Maseko, a DJ from a township in Pretoria, South Africa, was supposed to be the first “Afronaut,” but she died in a road accident at the age of 30. Maseko has won his chance through a private party called Ace Apollo Space Academy. An inspirational figure, he once said: “Defy gravity … Read more