On the same day last week that Air New Zealand announced the purchase of its first fully electric aircraft, Christchurch Airport announced it had reached "a new standard for decarbonization". On the face of it, great news ...
Environment
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Music streaming leader Spotify said Tuesday it would put its entire catalog on Virgin America flights in its first US airline partnership.
Internet
Oct 21, 2015
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Entrepreneur Richard Branson outlined a vision of the world powered by renewable energy and said it would be "pretty dreadful" if a forthcoming UN climate summit is not a success.
Energy & Green Tech
Sep 25, 2015
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Richard Branson knows how to handle business setbacks, but he is now battling to protect the Virgin empire's image following the test flight crash of his flagship space tourism venture.
Space Exploration
Nov 4, 2014
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Virgin Galactic says it successfully conducted a second rocket-powered, supersonic test flight of the passenger spaceship it is developing.
Space Exploration
Sep 6, 2013
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British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday that rocket-powered space tourism flights by his firm Virgin Galactic would have only a minor impact on climate change.
Space Exploration
May 13, 2013
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(AP)—British billionaire Richard Branson says his space tourism project keeps being pushed back and isn't sure of an exact date for the first launch.
Space Exploration
Oct 24, 2012
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(AP) -- NASA has booked a charter suborbital flight from Virgin Galactic's spaceport operations in southern New Mexico.
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2011
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British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars. (Update: Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship)
Space Exploration
Dec 6, 2009
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