{"id":579710,"date":"2021-07-02T10:36:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T14:36:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=579710"},"modified":"2021-07-02T10:36:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T14:36:05","slug":"richard-branson-beats-jeff-bezos-to-the-punch-virgin-galactic-to-launch-full-crew-test-flight-9-days-before-amazon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/richard-branson-beats-jeff-bezos-to-the-punch-virgin-galactic-to-launch-full-crew-test-flight-9-days-before-amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Branson Beats Jeff Bezos To The Punch: Virgin Galactic To Launch Full Crew Test Flight 9 Days Before Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frichard-branson-beats-jeff-bezos-to-the-punch-virgin-galactic-to-launch-full-crew-test-flight-9-days-before-amazon%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=579710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/UNITY22_CREW_1-scaled-e1625234892450.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>In a move that is sure to infuriate Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Virgin Galactic announced Thursday that it will be conducting its first full crew test flight into space just days before Amazon were set to do the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cVirgin Galactic today announced that the flight window for the next rocket-powered test flight of its SpaceShipTwo Unity opens July 11, pending weather and technical checks,\u201d the company announced in a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.virgingalactic.com\/articles\/virgin-galactic-announces-first-fully-crewed-spaceflight\/\"><span>press release<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cThe \u2018Unity 22\u2019 mission will be the twenty-second flight test for VSS Unity and the Company\u2019s fourth crewed spaceflight. It will also be the first to carry a full crew of two pilots and four mission specialists in the cabin, including the Company\u2019s founder, Sir Richard Branson, who will be testing the private astronaut experience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Unity 22 will be focusing on \u201ccabin and customer experience objectives,\u201d including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em><span>Evaluating the commercial customer cabin with a full crew, including the cabin environment, seat comfort, the weightless experience, and the views of Earth that the spaceship delivers \u2014 all to ensure every moment of the astronaut\u2019s journey maximizes the wonder and awe created by space travel.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em><span>Demonstrating the conditions for conducting human-tended research experiments.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><em><span>Confirming the training program at Spaceport America supports the spaceflight experience.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Virgin Galactic also announced that they would be sharing a global livestream of the spaceflight for the first time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Michael Colglazier, Chief Executive Officer of Virgin Galactic, said: \u201cOur next flight\u2014the 22nd flight test for VSS Unity and our first fully crewed flight test \u2014 is a testament to the dedication and technical brilliance of our entire team, and I\u2019d like to extend a special thank you to our pilots and mission specialists, each of whom will be performing important work. Tapping into Sir Richard\u2019s expertise and long history of creating amazing customer experiences will be invaluable as we work to open the wonder of space travel and create awe-inspiring journeys for our customers.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sir Richard Branson said: \u201cI truly believe that space belongs to all of us. After more than 16 years of research, engineering, and testing, Virgin Galactic stands at the vanguard of a new commercial space industry, which is set to open space to humankind and change the world for good. It\u2019s one thing to have a dream of making space more accessible to all; it\u2019s another for an incredible team to collectively turn that dream into reality. As part of a remarkable crew of mission specialists, I\u2019m honored to help validate the journey our future astronauts will undertake and ensure we deliver the unique customer experience people expect from Virgin.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2021\/07\/02\/virgin-galactic-stock-spce-surges-as-richard-branson-aims-for-july-11.html\"><span>CNBC<\/span><\/a><span> noted, Virgin Galactic shares surged following the announcement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Virgin Galactic stock jumped as much as 25% shortly after the open, before slipping partially, last up 18% from its previous close of $43.19 a share,\u201d CNBC reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his brother are due to launch into space with Bezos\u2019 \u201cBlue Origin\u201d space flight company 9 days later, on July 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i><span>member<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a move that is sure to infuriate Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Virgin Galactic announced Thursday that it will be conducting its first full crew test flight into space just &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313904,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/UNITY22_CREW_1-scaled-e1625234892450.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Richard Branson Beats Jeff Bezos To The Punch: Virgin Galactic To Launch Full Crew Test Flight 9 Days Before Amazon","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-579710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/UNITY22_CREW_1-scaled-e1625234892450.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Richard Branson Beats Jeff Bezos To The Punch: Virgin Galactic To Launch Full Crew Test Flight 9 Days Before Amazon","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}