space: Timeline Virgin Galactic timeline Show Hide September 2004 Sir Richard Branson announces launch of Virgin Galactic, saying passengers could be flown into space by 2007-08, according to The Guardian. December 2005 A contract is signed for a new Philippe Starck-designed spaceport for Virgin Galactic in New Mexico - to take tourists to space. The Virgin tycoon is vying with SpaceX, founded by Tesla chief executive Elon Musk, and Blue Origin, owned by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, to be the first business to provide commercial passenger flights in space. The likely flight date is now 2008. July 2007 Three people are killed in an explosion during a test of rocket systems to be used in Branson's venture. June 2006 Plans are mooted for a European base to allow flights into the Aurora Borealis, with potential flight dates of 2011-12.
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