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Virgin Galactic: Space tourism company
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. is an American spaceflight company founded by Richard Branson and the Virgin Group conglomerate which retains an 11.9% stake through Virgin Investments Limited. It is headquartered in California, and operates from New Mexico. The company is developing commercial spacecraft and aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists. Virgin Galactic's suborbital spacecraft are air launched from beneath a carrier airplane known as White Knight Two. Virgin Galactic's maiden spaceflight occurred in 2018 with its VSS Unity spaceship. Branson had originally hoped to see a maiden spaceflight by 2010, but the date was delayed for several years, and then delayed again, primarily due to the October 2014 crash of VSS Enterprise.

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Virgin Galactic has taken its first tourists to the edge of space.
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Virgin Galactic postpones test flight due to safety concerns

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Virgin Galactic flights grounded pending investigation into 'mishap' during Branson space mission

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Richard Branson Gets Space Hero's Welcome in NYC

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Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic Space Flight Set for Launch

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Sir Richard Branson launches space flight as Virgin Galactic takes off

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Richard Branson aims to beat rival Jeff Bezos into space by nine days

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Virgin Galactic Gets FAA Green Light to Fly Passengers into Space

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Richard Branson Not Focused on Space Trip, All About Vegas Hotel Opening

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Virgin Galactic rocket ship soars to fringe of space as company aims to offer tourist flights

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