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Runway unveiled for world’s first ‘tourist’ spaceship

The world's first commercial passenger spaceship moved a step closer to takeoff, as Richard Branson unveiled a new runway at a remote New Mexico spaceport. Branson and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson on Friday hosted...

Virgin to launch space tourism in 18 months

Richard Branson said Monday that Virgin Galactic is on track to offer commercial space travel within 18 months. Space hotels are next on the drawing board. The project's SpaceshipTwo, an aircraft built by aviation engineer...

Sir Richard Branson launches Virgin Hotels

Sir Richard Branson has announced his Virgin Group plans to invest around £320 million on a string of new luxury hotels. A new website www.virginhotels.com leads with the strapline: 'Fancy getting into bed with Virgin'...

Revealed: the world’s best inflight experiences

Passengers looking for the best inflight experience would be wise to stick with the Virgin brand, if the gongs handed out in a recent award ceremony are anything to go by. Last week, the Airline...

Von Teese helps Virgin celebrate

Virgin Atlantic airways celebrated their 10th anniversary of non-stop flights to Las Vegas from London at McCarran International Airport yesterday. Dita Von Teese and President Sir Richard Branson posed for photos with the image of...

Richard Branson Makes Luxury Submarine

Virgin Limited Edition, owner of Sir Richard Branson's Necker Island, has unveiled the latest toy available for its guests -- an "underwater plane." The Necker Nymph is part submarine, part airplane, allowing guests of Necker...

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo

In California yesterday, space tourism company Virgin Galactic unveiled a craft designed to carry passengers on short flights into space. 800 press, future astronauts and VIP guests gathered in the desert for a press conference...

Virgin Galactic unveils space tourism craft WhiteKnightTwo

The era of space tourism has begun. Out in the Mojave desert, Virgin Galactic has unveiled, the WhiteKnightTwo, the new transport ship they'll be using to carry their not-yet-unveiled SpaceShipTwo into suborbital space. The passenger...
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