Virgin Galactic

Live from the 2020 ASCEND Space Conference, Acquired covers the
full story behind the most "out there" technology story of the
past few years: Virgin Galactic. How did this space tourism
company grow out of the winning X Prize team, and catch the eyes
and fancy of billionaires like Paul Allen, Sir Richard Branson,
and, most recently, company chairman Chamath Palihapitiya who
took it public via the first "modern" technology SPAC transaction
in history? Tune in to find out!! 


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Links:


Virgin Galactic's "One Small Step" reservation program:
https://www.virgingalactic.com/smallstep/

The November 2020 launch delay:
 https://www.virgingalactic.com/articles/virgin-galactic-adjusts-test-flight-schedule-in-response-to-new-state-government-covid-19-restrictions/