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Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets for its commercial space flights in 2022 since Sir Richard Branson launched in August – with each seat costing an eye-watering $450,000

  Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 tickets for its commercial space flights in 2022 since Sir Richard Branson launched in August – with each seat costing an eye-watering $450,000 Virgin Galactic has sold about 100 tickets since flying Richard Branson to space A total of 700 tickets have been sold ahead of commercial space flights in 2022 Virgin Galactic set target of 1,000 reservations prior to the launch of first flights Current price is $450,000 per seat; but some paid $200,000 from 2005 to 2014  Billionaire space race saw Branson beat Blue Origin's Jeff Bezos by just nine days By  SAM TONKIN FOR MAILONLINE PUBLISHED:   22:48, 8 November 2021  |  UPDATED:   09:21, 9 November 2021           e-mail   42 View comments Virgin Galactic has sold around 100 more tickets for its commercial space trips since flying its founder Sir Richard Branson to space in the summer, the company has revealed in its financial resul...

Elon Musk shares meme of Judge Dredd saying 'You have been judged' after Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX contract

  Elon Musk shares meme of Judge Dredd saying 'You have been judged' after Blue Origin loses NASA lawsuit over SpaceX contract Grace Kay Thu, 4 November 2021, 4:04 pm · 2-min read In this article: Elon Musk South African–born American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos CEO of Amazon Read more on this topic MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images; Joe Skipper/Reuters The US Court of Federal Claims ruled against Blue Origin in its lawsuit against NASA. Jeff Bezos' space company filed the lawsuit in August, after NASA awarded a contract to SpaceX. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responded to the ruling with a "Judge Dredd" meme. The US Federal Court of Claims ruled against Blue Origin on Thursday in its  lawsuit against NASA. Federal judge Richard Hertling's ruling ended a  months-long legal battle  in which Blue Origin had made SpaceX its primary target.  CNBC was the first to report  on the ruling. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk commented on the ruling on Twitter. Musk responded to an article on ...