As Blue Origin pauses space tourism flights, Virgin Galactic steps in [Yahoo! Finance]
Virgin Galactic Holdings, Inc. (SPCE)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin made a decision in January to abandon – at least for a couple years – its space tourism program that helped propel nearly 100 people to the edge of space within five years. The move not only frees up Blue Origin to focus on its lunar lander program that would entail rocket launches along Florida's Space Coast , but opens up the door to one of the company's largest competitors. With Blue Origin out of the picture, Virgin Galactic remains the only major U.S. company still focused on taking tourists with deep pockets on trips to space, where passengers experience weightlessness and stunning views. And as the aerospace company prepares to resume its commercial spaceflights in 2026, billionaire founder Richard Branson said Virgin Galactic could fill the void with its new suborbital spaceplane capable of making multiple flights a week. Here's what to know about Virgin Galactic's plans in 2026 as Blue Origin shifts its focus from space tourism to its lunar prog
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- 11/13/25 - Beat
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- 3/18/26 - Form 4
- 3/18/26 - Form 4
- 3/18/26 - Form 4
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