Articles tagged “virgin galactic”

Experiences

Virgin Galactic to Launch Space Tourism Flight as Waiting Lists Grow

Virgin Galactic joins Blue Origin and Space Perspective in aspiring to make the final frontier open to all who can afford it. That's good news for travel agencies like RocketBreaks.

Jesse Chase-Lubitz | 3 months ago

News Blog

Iceland Targets Space Tourists With New Campaign

Visit Iceland launched a new campaign to attract space tourists on Tuesday. Called "Mission Iceland," the campaign kicked off on November 16 with the launch of a billboard into space with the message: "Iceland. Better than Space." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmOISr3k3y0 The campaign targets the space tourist segment and encourages them to see Iceland an alternative destination to…

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Space Tourism Could Be the Ultimate Adventure Trip for Travel Advisors

With Virgin Galactic's suborbital flights expected to begin at long last, space tourism could soon take off as a niche for travel advisors. Those already involved caution that it takes patience, training, and commitment.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

Virgin Galactic Flight Crashes in Desert Killing One Test Pilot

The crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is certainly a major setback for Virgin Galactic, which doesn't have a replacement rocket in the words, and space tourism generally. Knowing Richard Branson, though, this isn't the end of the story.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Virgin Galactic Will Accept Bitcoin as Payment for Space Flights

Are these companies' well-timed announcements a marketing ploy to drive attention to their own travel ventures? Probably, but it is also the start of a trend that other companies will follow -- for however long the bubble blooms.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

6 Billionaires See Space Tourism as Their Next Big Plaything

These billionaires were ahead of the curve on earth, and they are leading the charge in their other-worldly pursuits. As any travel startup would tell you, someone's going to crack [fill in the blank] space, and one of these companies may be the one.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Best travel videos this week: Celebrating the future of travel

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Space tourism risks and realities confronted at Montreal meeting

Space tourism might realistically mean entering space to go from Paris to Tokyo in two hours instead of spending a week on Mars, but even such a modest goal is decades and a few accidental deaths away.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Virgin’s SpaceShipTwo thrusts engines: Suborbital travel one step closer

Nothing quite captures the imagination like space, and when you throw Branson into the mix too it'll be hard to dampen the enthusiasm once flights start.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

Branson protests paying rent for his Virgin Galactic spaceport

Is the once-bullish Branson having second thoughts on his $1 million annual rent obligation as the launch of space tourism drifts farther into the future?

Jeri Clausing, Associated Press | 12 years ago