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Omaze and Sir Richard Branson to Make History by Sending Two People to Space Aboard A Virgin Galactic Flight

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Sunday, July 11, 2021
Human activities, Space tourism, Aviation, Spaceflight, Virgin Galactic, Twin-fuselage aircraft, Scaled Composites, Suborbital spaceflight, Richard Branson, Omaze, VMS Eve, VSS Unity

LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Omaze , the charity fundraising platform that offers the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences and prizes, and Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic Founder, announced they will give away two seats on a Virgin Galactic commercial flight.

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  • LOS ANGELES, July 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Omaze , the charity fundraising platform that offers the chance to win once-in-a-lifetime experiences and prizes, and Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic Founder, announced they will give away two seats on a Virgin Galactic commercial flight.
  • The Omaze sweepstakes will support Space for Humanity, a nonprofit seeking to democratize space and send citizen astronauts of diverse racial, economic, and disciplinary backgrounds to space.
  • Participants can enter for the chance to win a once-in-a-lifetime galactic journey: two tickets to experience microgravity at the edge of space aboard Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity, the same spacecraft that carried Sir Richard Branson to space and back this morning.
  • Now, we are incredibly excited to team up with Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic, and Space for Humanity to give two everyday citizens a chance of going to space.

Virgin Galactic Announces Date for World’s First Virtual Reveal of Spaceship Cabin Design

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Thursday, July 2, 2020
Air, Transport, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Outer space, Space tourism, Spaceflight, Aircraft, Virgin Galactic, Scaled Composites, Twin-fuselage aircraft, Spaceplanes, SpaceShipTwo, VMS Eve, Scaled Composites White Knight Two, Virgin Group

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (Virgin Galactic or the Company), a vertically integrated aerospace company, today announced that SpaceShipTwos cabin interior design reveal will take place on July 28, 2020.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) (Virgin Galactic or the Company), a vertically integrated aerospace company, today announced that SpaceShipTwos cabin interior design reveal will take place on July 28, 2020.
  • The unveiling of the spaceship cabin design marks the latest milestone towards Virgin Galactics operational readiness and will accentuate the Companys focus on using inspired and bold design to transform the entire customer journey.
  • George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic, said: One of the defining hallmarks of the Virgin brand has been experience-enhancing, pioneering design.
  • The Virgin Galactic spaceship cabin has taken these design prerequisites and overlaid them with touches and features specifically created to elevate the experience of space for a new generation of private astronauts.

Automotive Composites Market Revenue to Surpass USD 5.5 Bn by 2026: Global Market Insights, Inc.

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
Aircraft, Scaled Composites White Knight Two, Space tourism, Twin-fuselage aircraft, Aviation, Vehicles

Growing use of composites to reduce vehicle weight will primarily propel the market demand.

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  • Growing use of composites to reduce vehicle weight will primarily propel the market demand.
  • Automotive composites are light weight structures used in the manufacturing of several interior, exterior, and other auxiliary applications in vehicle.
  • Rising adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles globally in line with governmental initiatives and support for enhancing the environmental quality will surge the automotive composites marketsize.
  • Automotive composites find usage in interior, exterior, structural and powertrain and other applications such as fenders, tail gate, and lift gate.

Automotive Composites Market Revenue to Surpass USD 5.5 Bn by 2026: Global Market Insights, Inc.

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Thursday, May 28, 2020
Aircraft, Scaled Composites White Knight Two, Space tourism, Twin-fuselage aircraft, Aviation, Vehicles

Growing use of composites to reduce vehicle weight will primarily propel the market demand.

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  • Growing use of composites to reduce vehicle weight will primarily propel the market demand.
  • Automotive composites are light weight structures used in the manufacturing of several interior, exterior, and other auxiliary applications in vehicle.
  • Rising adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles globally in line with governmental initiatives and support for enhancing the environmental quality will surge the automotive composites marketsize.
  • Automotive composites find usage in interior, exterior, structural and powertrain and other applications such as fenders, tail gate, and lift gate.

Virgin Galactic Enters Space Act Agreement with NASA to Advance High Mach Technologies

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Air, Transport, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Outer space, Spaceflight, Space tourism, Scaled Composites, Space industry, Twin-fuselage aircraft, Mojave Air and Space Port, Virgin Galactic, The Spaceship Company, George T. Whitesides, VMS Eve, Virgin Group

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (Virgin Galactic or the Company) and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Spaceship Company (TSC), announced today the signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA to facilitate the development of high speed technologies.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (Virgin Galactic or the Company) and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Spaceship Company (TSC), announced today the signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA to facilitate the development of high speed technologies.
  • The Space Act Agreement (SAA), is set to enable and foster collaboration between NASA, Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company in order to advance the United States efforts to produce technically feasible, high Mach vehicles for potential civil applications.
  • In partnership with NASA, Virgin Galactic believes there are significant opportunities to apply higher speeds to drive technological development to allow industries to adapt to the changing economic and ecological environment.
  • George Whitesides, CEO of Virgin Galactic Holdings said: This is the beginning of an important partnership for Virgin Galactic and The Spaceship Company that will support the future development of aviation technology.

Second Spaceship in Virgin Galactic’s Fleet Completes Major Build Milestone

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
Aerospace, Manufacturing, Outer space, Spaceflight, Space tourism, Space industry, Scaled Composites, Twin-fuselage aircraft, Rocket-powered aircraft, VSS Unity, The Spaceship Company, Virgin Galactic, Scaled Composites White Knight Two, VMS Eve

Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (VG or the Company), the worlds first commercial spaceline, announced today that it has reached the Weight on Wheels milestone in the build of its second commercial spaceship.

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  • Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:SPCE) (VG or the Company), the worlds first commercial spaceline, announced today that it has reached the Weight on Wheels milestone in the build of its second commercial spaceship.
  • The milestone signals strong progress in the manufacture of Virgin Galactics space vehicle fleet by The Spaceship Company, VGHs wholly-owned aerospace development subsidiary.
  • This Weight on Wheels milestone has been reached considerably faster than it took to get to this stage with the first spaceship in the Virgin Galactic fleet, VSS Unity, which is currently in flight test.
  • Beyond todays Weight on Wheels milestone for the second space vehicle, the Virgin Galactic spaceship fleet is already advancing to its third spaceship, also currently under construction in Mojave.