San Francisco, June 16 (Ians) Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has successfully completed its long-awaited first commercial spaceflight, called “Galactic 01,” on Thursday. “Welcome back to Earth, Galactic01! Our pilots, crew and spaceship have landed smoothly at Spaceport America,” the company shared on Twitter.
Galactic 01, carrying four passengers and two pilots lifted off from Spaceport America in New Mexico after 11.00 a.m. Edt (8.30 p.m. Ist) on June 29. The crew include Virgin Galactic’s astronaut Colin Bennett and Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi from the Italian Air Force and Pantaleone Carlucci, the nation’s National Research Council engineer who will collect data for a number of scientific investigations during their flight.
The two Vss Unity pilots are Mike Masucci and Nicola Pecile, and two pilots for Vms Eve.
After reaching around 50,000 feet of altitude, Vms Eve dropped Vss Unity for the spaceplane to blast its way to suborbital space,...
Galactic 01, carrying four passengers and two pilots lifted off from Spaceport America in New Mexico after 11.00 a.m. Edt (8.30 p.m. Ist) on June 29. The crew include Virgin Galactic’s astronaut Colin Bennett and Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi from the Italian Air Force and Pantaleone Carlucci, the nation’s National Research Council engineer who will collect data for a number of scientific investigations during their flight.
The two Vss Unity pilots are Mike Masucci and Nicola Pecile, and two pilots for Vms Eve.
After reaching around 50,000 feet of altitude, Vms Eve dropped Vss Unity for the spaceplane to blast its way to suborbital space,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
San Francisco, June 16 (Ians) Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic is aiming to launch its first-ever commercial spaceflight service on Thursday, the company has announced.
The flight, named Galactic 01, carrying four passengers and two pilots will lift off from the Spaceport America in New Mexico after 11 a.m. Edt (8.30 p.m. Ist) on Thursday.
Galactic 01 will also carry 13 experiments for collecting medical and cosmic radiation data and studying fluid dynamics.
“Virgin Galactic’s research missions will usher in a new era of repeatable and reliable access to space for government and research institutions for years to come,” said Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier in a statement.
The company’s first commercial mission crew include Virgin Galactic’s astronaut Colin Bennett and Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi from the Italian Air Force and Pantaleone Carlucci, the nation’s National Research Council engineer who will collect data for a number...
The flight, named Galactic 01, carrying four passengers and two pilots will lift off from the Spaceport America in New Mexico after 11 a.m. Edt (8.30 p.m. Ist) on Thursday.
Galactic 01 will also carry 13 experiments for collecting medical and cosmic radiation data and studying fluid dynamics.
“Virgin Galactic’s research missions will usher in a new era of repeatable and reliable access to space for government and research institutions for years to come,” said Virgin Galactic CEO Michael Colglazier in a statement.
The company’s first commercial mission crew include Virgin Galactic’s astronaut Colin Bennett and Col. Walter Villadei and Lt. Col. Angelo Landolfi from the Italian Air Force and Pantaleone Carlucci, the nation’s National Research Council engineer who will collect data for a number...
- 6/29/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Stars: David Earl, Chris Hayward, Louise Brealey, Jamie Michie, Nina Sosanya, Lynn Hunter, Lowri Izzard, Mari Izzard, Cara Chase, Sunil Patel, Rishi Nair, Colin Bennett | Written by David Earl, Chris Hayward | Directed by Jim Archer
After seeing him perform in a variety of Ricky Gervais’s films and shows and have become more and more of a fan of David Earl, who co-wrote and stars in Brian and Charles. And then when I saw the trailer, I knew I’d be seeing it as soon as it was released.
Earl plays Brian, a slightly eccentric guy who, after falling into depression, isolates himself in a small Welsh village and starts to make things. Initially these inventions he makes aren’t very useful – a belt that holds eggs, a flying cuckoo clock – but then he has the idea to make a robot. And that’s when the fun begins. Soon the...
After seeing him perform in a variety of Ricky Gervais’s films and shows and have become more and more of a fan of David Earl, who co-wrote and stars in Brian and Charles. And then when I saw the trailer, I knew I’d be seeing it as soon as it was released.
Earl plays Brian, a slightly eccentric guy who, after falling into depression, isolates himself in a small Welsh village and starts to make things. Initially these inventions he makes aren’t very useful – a belt that holds eggs, a flying cuckoo clock – but then he has the idea to make a robot. And that’s when the fun begins. Soon the...
- 7/11/2022
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Richard Branson aims to notch a milestone for private space travel with Sunday’s launch of Virgin Galactic’s Vss Unity Spaceship Two from New Mexico.
Branson, the Virgin Group business mogul who founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, will be part of a crew of six who are hoping to demonstrate the viability of the company’s plans for commercial space travel. The Vss Unity launch from Virgin Galactic’s 27-square-mile Spaceport America facility near Truth or Consequences, N.M., will be carried on a live stream offered via the Virgin Galactic website starting at 6 a.m. Pt.
From dream to reality, this is the story of @VirginGalactic. The next chapter begins tomorrow. Watch the #Unity22 launch live at 6 am Pt | 9 am Et | 2 pm BST on https://t.co/PcvGTmA661 pic.twitter.com/ETa6KXRW5F
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) July 10, 2021
Stephen Colbert, host of CBS’ “The Late Show,” was recruited earlier...
Branson, the Virgin Group business mogul who founded Virgin Galactic in 2004, will be part of a crew of six who are hoping to demonstrate the viability of the company’s plans for commercial space travel. The Vss Unity launch from Virgin Galactic’s 27-square-mile Spaceport America facility near Truth or Consequences, N.M., will be carried on a live stream offered via the Virgin Galactic website starting at 6 a.m. Pt.
From dream to reality, this is the story of @VirginGalactic. The next chapter begins tomorrow. Watch the #Unity22 launch live at 6 am Pt | 9 am Et | 2 pm BST on https://t.co/PcvGTmA661 pic.twitter.com/ETa6KXRW5F
— Richard Branson (@richardbranson) July 10, 2021
Stephen Colbert, host of CBS’ “The Late Show,” was recruited earlier...
- 7/10/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
In the race to be the first billionaire in space, Richard Branson is now the odds-on favorite.
The brash Britisher, the founder of Virgin Galactic, said today he will fly into space aboard his company’s Vss Unity rocketplane on July 11, beating Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos into sub-orbital space by nine days.
Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Bezos’ Blue Origin are battling to to become the leaders in space tourism, with both hoping to offer short rides just above the discernible atmosphere for a few minutes of weightlessness.
The flights will have a serious side as well, with researchers, government experiments and space technology tests also part of the business plan.
There are no economy class tickets on these rides. It’s anticipated that a trip will cost between $250,000 and $500,000 per trip. There’s already a waiting list of people who have deposits on file with Virgin.
Blue Origin has set...
The brash Britisher, the founder of Virgin Galactic, said today he will fly into space aboard his company’s Vss Unity rocketplane on July 11, beating Amazon-founder Jeff Bezos into sub-orbital space by nine days.
Branson’s Virgin Galactic and Bezos’ Blue Origin are battling to to become the leaders in space tourism, with both hoping to offer short rides just above the discernible atmosphere for a few minutes of weightlessness.
The flights will have a serious side as well, with researchers, government experiments and space technology tests also part of the business plan.
There are no economy class tickets on these rides. It’s anticipated that a trip will cost between $250,000 and $500,000 per trip. There’s already a waiting list of people who have deposits on file with Virgin.
Blue Origin has set...
- 7/2/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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