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Space Agents to Witness Premier of SpaceShipTwoFriday, 20 November 2009, 3:43 pm House of Travel's Local Accredited Space Agents to Witness World Premier of Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo House of Travel outlets in Botany Junction, Nelson and Palmerston North are the only travel... In this article: Virgin Galactic, Burt Rutan, Scaled Composites, Richard Branson, New Zealand, Palmerston North, and Mojave, CA |
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CNN | 3 days ago
CNN Student News Transcript: November 18, 2009
...Braun, Kitinger, space has always been in the mainstream of what New Mexico is all about. And this is just one more step. TUCKER: Virgin Galactic will use Spaceport America to launch its space tourism business, offering wealthy clients rides...
In this article: Barack Obama, John Carter, Hu Jintao, New Mexico, United States, and Purple Heart
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Business Week | 4 days ago
Economic Recovery Inspires Innovation and Frustration
...Innovation and Frustration As innovation revives, companies struggle to make it boost profitable growth. GE, Tata Motors, Marvel, and Virgin Galactic offer diverse models While they continue to slog through the longest economic...
In this article: General Electric, Marvel Entertainment, Tata Motors, Revenue, Core competency, Competitive advantage, Spiderman, and Marvel Studios
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FT.com - Companies | 5 days ago
Mercedes returns to F1 via Brawn sale
...private equity and venture capital specialist. It has also bought stakes in Tesla (a California-based electronic car manufacturer), Virgin Galactic (the commercial space venture of entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson), and most recently...
In this article: McLaren Group, Daimler AG, Abu Dhabi, Revenue, Venture capital, Formula One, and International Petroleum Investment Company
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Guardian | 6 days ago
Energy security body calls for 'urgent' review of impact of oil shortages
...approach to peak-oil risk evident in the Wicks Review," said the task force chairman, Will Whitehorn who is also president of Virgin Galactic, Sir Richard Branson's space travel business. Jeremy Leggett, the founder of renewable firm,...
In this article: Department of Energy, Uppsala University, Stagecoach, Hess Corporation, Yahoo, Gordon Brown, Climate change, The Guardian, and Will Whitehorn
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The Press and Journal | November 08, 2009
MP 'mystified' by comments about UK space flights
Virgin Galactic boss says law will have to be changed for air base to be used Moray MP Angus Robertson last night said he was "mystified" by Virgin Galactic's claims that British laws must be changed before Moray can be considered as Europe's...
In this article: Britain, Will Whitehorn, Virgin, Civil Aviation Authority, and House of Commons
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Times Online | November 07, 2009
Two tickets for space, window seats please
...be blasted into space in a venture which could ultimately help to secure the planet's energy needs. Will Whitehorn, the president of Virgin Galactic, doesn't quite put it like this but, give or take some complicated physics, this is what it...
In this article: Will Whitehorn, Virgin, Burt Rutan, Richard Branson, X Prize, Chris Gorman, UK, Victoria Principal, and Physics
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scotsman.com - Business | November 07, 2009
Michelle Rodger: Quit moaning and transform your business
...last week. More than 300 GlobalScots came together to discuss how to give Scottish business a leg-up. Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic (it doesn't get much more ambitious than space travel, does it?), summed it up when he said...
In this article: Alan Sugar, Scotland, Recession, Will Whitehorn, and Cash flow
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BBC News | November 07, 2009
Law change call for space flight
Virgin Galactic expects to start taking passengers in the next few years A change in the law is needed before Scotland can be considered as a launch site for commercial space flights, the head of Virgin Galactic has said. The firm's...
In this article: Will Whitehorn, Britain, Virgin, BBC Radio Scotland, Civil Aviation Authority, and Scotland
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Reuters | November 02, 2009
Space hotel says it's on schedule to open in 2012
...specifically for space-bound commercial customers and fee-paying passengers. British tycoon Richard Branson's space tours firm, Virgin Galactic, will use the facility to propel tourists into suborbital space at a cost of $200,000 a ride.
In this article: Richard Branson, Barcelona, Caribbean, New Mexico, and Reuters Television
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BBC News | November 01, 2009
Expat boost for business leaders
...globe and promote our country as a great place to do business." A keynote speech will be delivered by Will Whitehorn, president of Virgin Galactic. A panel session involving Sir Tom Hunter, chairman of West Coast Capital, Peter Robertson,...
In this article: Scotland, Competitive advantage, Will Whitehorn, Tom Hunter, Lena Wilson, John Swinney, and International Monetary Fund
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Virgin Galactic is a company within Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group which plans to provide sub-orbital spaceflights to the paying public. Further in the future Virgin Galactic plans to offer orbital spaceflights as well.
- Name:
- Virgin Galactic
- Type:
- Private
- Location:
- New Mexico, USA
- Founded:
- 2004
- Owned by:
- Virgin Group
- Industry:
- Space tourism
- Key People:
- No. of Employees:
- 30
- Motto:
- Space is Virgin territory
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