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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is permanently shutting down after failed test this year

Virgin Orbit has announced it is ceasing operations and will sell its assets to four bidders, two months after 85% of its workforce was laid off after failing to find investment

Daily Mirror

Meet the 8 people flying on Virgin Galactic's 5th spaceflight on Thursday

Eight people will fly on Virgin Galactic's upcoming test mission. Six of them will go to suborbital space, and the other two will pilot the carrier aircraft to start the journey.

Space

Virgin Orbit shuts down months after failed space launch from Cornwall

Richard Branson’s US firm, which attempted to shoot a rocket into orbit from the UK’s only licensed spaceport at Cornwall Airport Newquay, said it would sell its assets to four winning bidders

Birmingham Post

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Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is permanently shutting down

It comes months after a mission failure

Wales Online

Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit to liquidate, sell off assets to Stratolaunch, Rocket Lab

Stratolaunch LLC and Rocket Lab USA Inc. are among the buyers for assets of Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., the bankrupt space-launch company tied to billionaire Richard Branson.

Tribune News Service

Neurodivergent women fight stigma at work

Men like Elon Musk and Richard Branson are celebrated for their unique brain function. Women want the same privilege.

Fortune

Virgin Voyages launches third cruise ship with spa, pyjama parties and themed brunch

Virgin Voyages has launched its third cruise ship Resilient Lady with a maiden voyage in Greece but it's not the only new ship coming for Sir Richard Branson's cruise line

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Rich list shows retail kingpin is wealthiest ever Liverpudlian after sales boom

Home Bargains magnate Tom Morris, 69, opened his first store in the Old Swan area of the city in 1976, aged just 21, and the chain now has more than 575 stores

Daily Mirror

Who is Sam Branson? Richard Branson’s son makes music debut

Singer appeared on Lorraine to promote album under performance name Waves Rush In

Evening Standard

Sir Richard Branson loses £1.8BILLION in a year after suffering huge Virgin losses

Sir Richard, founder of Virgin Group, and his family are now worth about £2.41billion, down from £4.2billion from the previous year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List

Daily Mirror

Manchester United bidder Jim Ratcliffe up to second on UK rich list

Hinduja family remain at top, while Richard Branson drops 33 places to 77th

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty lose £200m, shows Sunday Times Rich List

Sir Richard Branson has seen his fortune shrink by more than 40% in a year

Wales Online

Rich list: Sir Richard Branson’s wealth shrinks by £1.8bn in a year

The British entrepreneur slipped down the annual Sunday Times Rich List following his satellite launch company Virgin Orbit going bankrupt.

The Independent UK

10 questions for Martin Anderson of Lemon Contact Centre

The founder and CEO of the Stockton-based contact centre answers our questions

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The World's Longest Flight Could Soon Just Be 2 Hours (Via Spaceship)

The UK Civil Aviation Authority is looking at how suborbital flights could slash flight time between cities.

Fortune

Men speak openly about their neurodivergence and achieve career success. Women? Not so much

Neurodivergent women are just as successful as their male peers, yet rarely receive the same acclamation for their achievements.

Cinemablend

5 Mostly Forgotten Fox TV Shows That Still Live Rent-Free In My Head

Other networks were great and all, but my eyes were always glued to Fox. Here are a few of my favorite shows that I still think about today.

The Hindu

Virgin Galactic to start commercial flight in late June, shares rise

Virgin Galactic Holdings said that a four-member test flight will take place in May and that it aims to launch its first commercial flight in late June.

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Virgin Galactic is just weeks away from next astronaut test flight, eyes space tourist flights soon

Virgin Galactic plans to launch its fifth spaceflight late this month, a test that aims to pave the way for the start of commercial service next month.

Fortune

Sir Richard Branson personally lost £1.5 billion in the pandemic

The British entrepreneur also admitted he suffered depression as his company faced backlash.

AFP

Branson feared he would 'lose everything' during pandemic

London (AFP) - British entrepreneur Richard Branson defended his Virgin empire's request for government support during the coronavirus pandemic, telling the BBC in an interview to be aired Thursday that he feared he would "lose everything".

The Guardian - UK

Richard Branson says he came close to losing Virgin Group empire during pandemic

Billionaire tells of personally losing £1.5bn and ‘painful’ backlash after plea for state loan for Virgin Atlantic

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: not one for anybody who has a fear of Friday the 13th

Dermot O’Leary makes an unlucky guest appearance on Inside No 9. Plus: the bumbling boys from The Curse head to Colombia to meet the cartel. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Virgin's ingenious campaign shows the limitations of AI art

There's no replacement for real creative thinking.

Space

Virgin Galactic spacecraft makes first glide since historic spaceflight, aims for space

Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity took once again to the skies on April 26 for a glide test. The next step will be a test flight in space ahead of launching commercial service, officials said.

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