Flights on Virgin Galactic have been delayed from the end of 2022 to Q2 in 2023 due to “extended completion dates”.
There was a flurry of activity happening above us this year and we’re looking back at some of the biggest events in space during 2021.
If you’re keen to follow in Sir Richard Branson’s footsteps and book a seat aboard a Virgin Galactic space tour, tickets start at $450 000.
A former magazine salesman went to the edge of space at the weekend and now you can too.
It looks like we’ve reached the point where billionaires are just engaged in a rocket measuring contest.
Tickets for would-be astronauts are expected to go on sale later this year, and cost upwards of $250 000.
Virgin head honcho Richard Branson says “space seems tantalisingly close now.”
Luyanda Mazibuko may just follow in the steps of Mark Shuttleworth and Mandla Maseko.
The fifth annual Google Science Fair takes place in September.
Three sixteen year old girls won the Google Science Fair grand prize this week.
Are you or do you know of a young scientist between the ages of 13-18 who has ideas that can change the world? Then Google
Virgin Galactic already accepting alt.currency in return for trips into space.
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