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Virgin River spin-off divides fans – here’s why
Netflix has released a new Virgin River spin-off in the form of a mobile game – and fans are a little divided over the announcement. The character-focused game, titled Netflix Stories: Virgin River, serves as an interactive season of the romance series and allows players to "influence and shape its evolving story through choices and interactions"
Virgin Galactic expects no delay to next suborbital flight
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity suborbital spaceplane attached to its VMS Eve aircraft. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic says it does not expect an investigation into an issue on its most recent suborbital launch to delay its next one as it turns its focus to a new generation of vehicles. In an earnings call
Virgin Atlantic Champions Sustainable Aviation Jet Fuel: Could It Be The Key To Cleaner Skies?
Abdul N Quraishi - Abs/Shutterstock Virgin Atlantic, the British airline owned by eccentric billionaire Richard Branson, is in the news after the company operated the world's first transatlantic flight completely powered by Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The flight, which the company calls Flight 100, operated under the callsign VIR100, took off from London's Heathrow Airport
Virgin Galactic to ground its VSS Unity space plane next year: report
News Spaceflight The view from Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane on the Galactic 05 suborbital mission, which launched on Nov. 2, 2023. (Image credit: Virgin Galactic) The impressive flight cadence of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane won't last much longer.Unity flew for the sixth time in as many months last week, carrying two
Virgin Galactic to perform suborbital research flight in November
Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity ascends towards space on the Galactic 02 mission Aug. 10. Credit: Virgin Galactic webcast WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic will conclude its schedule of suborbital spaceflights this year with a mission in early November whose crew will include a longtime advocate of suborbital research. The company announced Oct. 18 that the next
Virgin Galactic sends ancient human fossils to space—an historic first
Published September 8, 20237 min readVirgin Galactic’s third commercial spaceflight has taken to the skies—but it wasn’t just carrying a cargo of wealthy investors in search of a taste of microgravity. Two very different passengers were on board too: the fossils of ancient human ancestors discovered in the cradle of humankind.In tribute to humanity’s longstanding
Home News Spaceflight Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity snapped this selfie during its fifth crewed spaceflight, which occurred on May 25, 2023. (Image credit: Virgin Galactic via Twitter) Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), likely keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month.Today's mission, known
‘Virgin River’ Scores Early Season 6 Renewal at Netflix
Logo text Netflix is returning to Virgin River. The streaming giant used its time in front of Madison Avenue ad buyers at its first-ever upfront presentation Wednesday in New York to announce that the soapy drama starring Alexandra Breckenridge and Martin Henderson will return for a sixth season. The renewal comes as season five of
Koodo, Virgin Plus bump $55/8GB plan up to 10GB
Both providers still offer $60/20GB and $65/30GB plans too Late last month, Koodo, Virgin Plus and Fido rolled out double data deals on select BYOP plans. Those deals are still on, but now Koodo and Virgin Plus are back with another deal for those looking to spend a little less money and get a little
Virgin Galactic delays introduction of second suborbital spaceship
by Jeff Foust — November 4, 2022 VSS Imagine, Virgin Galactic’s next suborbital spaceplane after VSS Unity, won’t be ready for commercial service before the end of 2023 as the company works to return Unity to flight and work on its Delta-class vehicles. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic’s second suborbital spaceplane won’t enter