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This investment will ensure that Virgin Orbit has the capital required to go and build upon Virgin Orbit incredible foundation and continue its rapid transition into a successful commercial space launch company.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
You've got to remember Virgin Galactic has people on every spaceflight... The fact that I'm willing to fly with those people shows confidence, i think the least the founder of Virgin Galactic can do is go up there and fly with his people.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
You've got to remember that Virgin Galactic has people on every spaceflight... The fact that I'm willing to fly with those people shows confidence, i think the least the founder of the company can do is go up there and fly with his people.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
You've got to remember Virgin Galactic has people on every spaceflight... The fact that I'm willing to fly with those people shows confidence, i think the least the founder of Blue Origin can do is go up there and fly with his people.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
I don't know for sure exactly when Jeff Bezos is going, Jeff Bezos may decide to go before us, but I honestly don't see this as a space race, i would love for Jeff Bezos to come and see our flight off whenever it takes place. I would love to go and watch Jeff Bezos go in Jeff Bezos flight, and I think both of us will wish each other well.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
People have turned it into a race, it would be very dangerous to say turn it into a race. And the moment we have every boxed ticked, I will go up and then we will invite some of the people who have signed up to go with us — but we honestly don't see it as a race.
Found on CNN 3 years ago
It’s a risk because if they get something they are not expecting and it isn’t capable of meeting the patients’ needs, then that puts the patients at risk.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If any of our rocket engineers warned something wasn't safe to go we wouldn't go, we take safety very, very carefully. Nobody said anything to worry any of the team about going.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
The challenge right now is that there is no money coming in and lots going out.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
We will do everything we can to keep the airline going – but we will need government support to achieve that in the face of the severe uncertainty surrounding travel today and not knowing how long the planes will be grounded for, this would be in the form of a commercial loan – it wouldn't be free money and the airline would pay it back.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
If Virgin Australia disappears, Qantas would effectively have a monopoly of the Australian skies.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I wanted to see if I could test our teams to create the kind of cruise ship that myself and my friends would like to come on. I think that they've pulled it off.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We have one advantage which is that with Virgin we've got millions and millions of people who use our products, i wanted to see if I could test our teams to create the kind of cruise ship that myself and my friends would like to come on. I think that they've pulled it off.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Obviously what happened in Japan was horrendously unfortunate, (But) I think the longer-term impact will be negligible. I think the fact that we're going out of America means that I don't think we'll suffer. People are booking as much as they've ever booked right now.
Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The Scarlet Lady is truly special and we've worked with some of the world's most sought-after designers, artists and architects to craft an extraordinary experience.
Found on CNN 4 years ago
In the short term, [ prices are ] likely to go up a bit, but in time, the more spaceships we have, the price will start coming down.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Hopefully, in not many months' time, I'll fulfill my dream of going to space and others will soon follow.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
We're not just talking about the people we're sending into space, we're talking about [ bringing out ] family and friends, there'll be flight training inside the spaceport, and there'll be places to eat for their families, hot air ballooning, fishing and mountain bike riding, etc etc. That's something that we'll be organizing.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Safety's all that matters if you're putting people into space.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Safety's all that matters if Richard Branson're putting people into space.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Space is difficult. Rocket science is rocket science, i obviously would love to prove our critics wrong, and I'm reasonably confident that before Christmas, we will do so. I think once we're in space, we'll obviously need to do a number of other test flights before I go up, and then before we start putting the... astronauts who signed up to go into space with us.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
Elon's done extraordinary things. We hope to do extraordinary things. Jeff, I'm sure, will do extraordinary things, the demand for space travel, whether it's satellites, putting people into space, is enormous... So, exciting times ahead.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I'm not allowed up until the [ test pilots ] have broken it in a few times, first, i would love to have gone on this very [ first ] flight, but [ pilots ] are incredibly brave people.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
While those investigations are ongoing and Mr Khashoggi presence is not known, I will suspend my directorships of the two tourism projects. Virgin will also suspend Mr Khashoggi presence discussions with the Public Investment Fund over the proposed investment in our space companies Virgin Galactic and Virgin Orbit.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
What has reportedly happened in Turkey around the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, if proved true, would clearly change the ability of any of us in the West to do business with the Saudi Government.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
I think we’re both neck and neck as to who will put people into space first. Ultimately we have to do it safely. It’s more a race with ourselves to make sure we have the craft that are safe to put people up there.
Found on FOX News 6 years ago
We may need it, there's no benefit of not having many possibilities.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
I met with a group of Chinese businessmen yesterday morning who have invested heavily in England and who are now going to stop investing and withdraw investments they've already made.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This country is going to go into recession. Two of the worst days ever - banks have been pounded means they are not going to lend money, we're going to go into recession.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
When Brexiters told the public that people were exaggerating there would be a financial meltdown I think it's been proven they were not exaggerating, i think one of the reasons why there should be a second referendum, particularly once the terms are known about what our entry into Europe is going to cost us, the public will then have all the facts.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're not any worse than anybody else but I suspect we've lost a third of our value.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Our beautiful new spaceship, VSS Unity, is the embodiment of that goal and also a great testament to what can be achieved when true teamwork, great skill and deep pride are combined with a common purpose.
Found on CNN 8 years ago
It's almost too good to be true, when I saw it for the first time, it brought an immediate lump to my throat and tears to my eyes. It was a completely overwhelming moment.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
To have three or four people who are fairly entrepreneurial competing with each other means we’ll be able to open up space at a fraction of the price that governments have been able to do so in the past.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Ultimately, we want to be able to produce our own point-to-point aircraft, the best way to do that is to be involved with every aspect of the experimentation and the build.
Found on Reuters 8 years ago
There are so many great ideas out there, we are keeping our ears open and looking to meeting these wonderful people.
Found on FOX News 8 years ago
It’s nice when people agree, but if everyone thought along the same lines all the time, nothing would ever change, every company needs mavericks. Independence of thinking should be celebrated and encouraged.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
We love Formula One and think Formula One's great. But we think Formula E is different. We would be making a big mistake if we tried to compete with Formula One and be similar to Formula One, we have to be radically different to Formula One to have a chance of survival. I don't mean survival by beating Formula One but co-existing complimentary to Formula One.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Every team next year will be working hard to beat each other and all that manpower, finance and energy will produce breakthroughs and make a big difference to normal battery-driven cars.
Found on Reuters 9 years ago
We plan to put an initial array of 648 satellites up, and if that’s successful, we want to go to 2,400 satellites, the idea is to reach the billions of people who don’t have Internet access and to do so with good quality reception and good prices.
Found on FOX News 9 years ago
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