Branson's Virgin Galactic cleared for takeoff as space tourism race heats up

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From Reuters.com:
"June 25 (Reuters) - Billionaire Richard Branson's spaceship company Virgin Galactic (SPCE.N) said on Friday it received approval from the U.S. aviation safety regulator to fly people to space, turning up the pressure on rivals in the nascent and expensive space tourism sector."

https://www.reuters.com/technology/bran ... 021-06-25/

Who will be first, Branson or Bexos? Go for it, both of you!

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From Space.com:
"Virgin Galactic can fly passengers to suborbital space, FAA says"

https://www.space.com/virgin-galactic-f ... passengers

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From SpaceNews.com:
"Virgin Galactic cleared to fly customers on SpaceShipTwo"

https://spacenews.com/virgin-galactic-c ... ceshiptwo/

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[helicon]

Thanks Stephen. I also noted that the share price of Virgin Galactic went up significantly.