Virgin Galactic/Orbit

Virgin Galactic is a British spaceflight company within the Virgin Group - a multinational venture capital conglomerate founded by Sir Richard Branson and Nik Powell. Galactic is developing launch vehicles capable of suborbital spaceflights aimed at the tourism industry with a sister company referred to as Virgin Orbit focusing on the commercial. Virgin Galactic/Orbit employ nearly 1000 individuals - Galactic is headquartered in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Orbit is headquartered in Long Beach, California.

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There are millions of people out there who would love to become astronauts, who'd love to go to space - they'd love to look back at this wonderful world from space. That will be the engine that will enable us then to develop spaceships to transport people around the world at tremendous speeds in an environmentally friendly way.
Sir Richard Branson, Co-Founder of Virgin Group (Virgin Galactic & Orbit)

Virgin Galactic (2021):

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