Tag: richard branson
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Warren Buffett won’t be following Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson into space – he ruled out a rocket trip 25 years ago
Warren Buffett. CNBC Warren Buffett won't be following Jeff Bezos or Richard Branson into space. The investor once said he admired space explorers but had no desire to board a rocket himself. Buffett joked he would charge less to insure Elon Musk's Mars mission if Musk was on board. See more stories on Insider's business…
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Elon Musk wishes Richard Branson well ahead of his space flight, implies he will be there to watch the Virgin Galactic launch
Christophe Gateau/picture alliance via Getty Images, Drew Angerer/Getty Images Virgin Galactic plans to fly its first full crew to the edge of space on Sunday, including founder Richard Branson. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk implied on Twitter he would be at the launch to watch the flight. Virgin Galactic's space plane is set to fly with…
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Virgin Hyperloop completed the first passenger ride in its levitating transport system, reaching speeds faster than 100 mph
Virgin Hyperloop executives Josh Giegel, its Chief Technology Officer, Also Sara Luchian, Director of Passenger Experience. VIRGIN HYPERLOOP/Handout via REUTERS Virgin Hyperloop on Sunday hauled passengers on its own high-speed pod system for the first time ever. The hyperloop pod attained speeds of 107 mph, also took 15 minutes to travel 500 metres at Virgin’s…
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Virgin Hyperloop One has a new CEO and board chairman
High-speed autonomous transport firm Virgin Hyperloop One is changing up its direction. CEO Rob Lloyd has left after three decades at the helm and Jay Walder, who ran bike-sharing operator Motivate, is currently heading up Virgin Hyperloop One, the company said Thursday. Sir Richard Branson, that stepped down as chairman in October, has been replaced…