On 26 October, the Virgin Group, the holding company of both firms announced that Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth firm – the public investment fund (PIF) – is to make an overall investment of US$1 billion in both Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit...
While most people visiting Washington DC will be aware of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in the centre of the city, some will not know that there are actually two museums. The second one lies at Chantilly, Virginia, near to Dulles International Airport,...
Sky and Space Global has taken out a launch contract with start-up air launch operator Virgin Galactic for four launches on its LauncherOne vehicle, starting in 2018. The Launcher One, which is carried into the sky before an air-drop launch from a converted Boeing...
After a full safety analysis of the vehicle, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST) has awarded Virgin Galactic an operator license for its suborbital SpaceShipTwo rocketplane. The award will eventually...
The World Launcher Review has technical descriptions and commentaries covering every major orbital launch vehicle flying and in development, including their launch sites and their commercial launch providers. It also has a market analysis and a review of those factors...
Virgin Galactic has confirmed that it will use an ex-Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 as a dedicated air-launch carrier (Stage Zero) for the LauncherOne two-stage expendable orbital rocket. The move to this air-launch aircraft, which previously operated as an airliner...
