Business
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is set to be on a SpaceShipTwo Unity test flight as soon as July 11. Jeff Bezos plans to visit space July 20.
July 1, 2021
Sept. 15, 2015
Amazon.com Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said Tuesday that his private aerospace company, Blue Origin, will build and launch rockets at Cape Canaveral on Florida’s Space Coast as it competes against rival projects from fellow billionaires Elon Musk and Richard Branson.
An effort to be the first billionaire in space is the biggest vanity project in history.
July 6, 2021
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Dec. 1, 2010
Branson, Bezos and Musk say their space companies are commercial entities aimed at tourism, but its government contracts they really want.
July 13, 2021
Entertainment & Arts
Thorn EMI gained control of nearly 18% of the global record market--and added the Rolling Stones, Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul to an already sizable roster of artists--when it agreed Friday to acquire Virgin Music Group for a head-turning $973 million.
March 7, 1992
Two new characters are on the way to “Supergirl’s” National City.
Jan. 11, 2016
World & Nation
Karen Hunt and her boyfriend came to Branson dreaming of a country music career.
Nov. 29, 1992
Travel & Experiences
New York Entrepreneur Richard Branson today unveiled a model of the spaceship he hopes will be the first to take paying passengers into space on a regular basis next year.
Jan. 23, 2008