The Irish Times

Davos organisers offer us something else to worry about: outer space

Junkyard of Earth orbit set to worsen further – 70,000 launches to come in decades ahead

Thu Jan 13 2022 - 06:15

Virgin Galactic ramps up commercial flight plans for 2023

Company says it expects to fly paying passenders three times a month in 2023

Tue Nov 09 2021 - 08:21

Beam me up, Scotty: Why is Jeff Bezos firing Captain Kirk into space next week?

William Shatner has a seat on New Shepard courtesy of the Amazon founder and Star Trek fan

Fri Oct 08 2021 - 12:35

Star Trek actor William Shatner to be launched into space

‘I’m going to be a rocket man!’, 90-year-old actor tweets ahead of blast-off from Texas next week

Mon Oct 04 2021 - 17:01

Sky-high prices: Virgin Galactic almost doubles fare for trips to space

Richard Branson’s company resumes sales of tickets for flights – at a much higher price

Fri Aug 06 2021 - 09:01

So now Jeff Bezos has been to space, he’s an astronaut, right? Er, maybe not

Blue Origin’s flight didn’t meet the rules, according to the US Federal Aviation Administration

Tue Jul 27 2021 - 09:39

World’s richest man Jeff Bezos completes inaugural space voyage

American billionaire launches from desert site in West Texas and lands safely on earth

Tue Jul 20 2021 - 14:34

Irish Times view on the new space race: breaking the bonds of Earth

Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk are boldly going where no billionaire has gone before

Wed Jul 14 2021 - 20:00

European stocks hit new high but airline stocks take a knock

Investors avoid travel shares over Delta variant concerns

Mon Jul 12 2021 - 18:32

Richard Branson flies to edge of space in Virgin Galactic spacecraft

Flight comes nine days before Amazon’s Jeff Bezos due to go higher in Blue Origin rocket

Sun Jul 11 2021 - 17:39

It would be wrong to let Jeff Bezos ruin space for the rest of us

It is not the dull frontier the Amazon founder somehow makes it seem

Mon Jul 05 2021 - 13:36

Market fears over Delta variant cap gains

Iseq up marginally while bank stocks fall

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 19:12

Branson aims to beat Bezos to space with test flight on July 11th

Billionaire now set to travel beyond Earth’s atmosphere days ahead of space race rival

Fri Jul 02 2021 - 07:47

Jeff Bezos plans to become one of first civilians in space

Amazon owner, brother and auction winner set to take flight on July 20th

Mon Jun 07 2021 - 13:32

Receding inflation worries calm US markets as tech stocks bounce back

Many European bourses shut for holidays, bitcoin regains ground following slump

Mon May 24 2021 - 19:12

‘Satan Shoes’, Amazon union battle and Deliveroo’s stock market flop

Planet Business: Welcome on board the VSS Imagine?

Sat Apr 03 2021 - 05:45

What to see in the sky in April: Venus and Mercury to meet in a conjunction

April marks 60 years since the first manned flight in history

Thu Apr 01 2021 - 10:27

Virgin Galactic has unveiled its newest spacecraft, VSS Imagine

First vehicle produced under assembly system critical to space tourism ambitions

Tue Mar 30 2021 - 16:10

Branson says Virgin Atlantic will run out of cash unless rescue plan approved

£1.2bn package includes £450 million of creditor deferrals

Wed Aug 05 2020 - 09:03

Two windows for $250k: Virgin Galactic unveils its moodily lit spaceship cabin

SpaceShipTwo comes with all mod cons, including cameras to film you escaping gravity

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 13:45

Branson’s Virgin Group commits £200m of immediate funding for Virgin Atlantic

Additional shreholder support of £400m also committed

Wed Jul 01 2020 - 11:15

As the price of space flight falls, more runners enter the race

Ireland could be primed to win a share of the exploding market for small rockets

Thu Jun 25 2020 - 18:08

Elon Musk’s SpaceX suit: James Bond meets James T Kirk

The spacesuit looks like 007’s tuxedo, if it was redesigned for the starship Enterprise

Fri May 29 2020 - 06:00

How airlines are working to reduce their CO2 one olive at a time

While we wait for battery-powered aircraft to take flight, airlines are using all sorts of tricks to cut fuel and weight

Thu Mar 05 2020 - 05:45

Virgin Galactic shares fall after analysts downgrade stock

Richard Branson’s space transport company has been popular among hedge funds

Thu Feb 27 2020 - 18:19

Politicians should be sent to space, says Prof Brian Cox

Cosmologist speaks at Young Scientist exhibition in Dublin

Wed Jan 08 2020 - 16:38

Brexit coin meltdown, merger talk and a Virgin Galactic launch of sorts

Planet Business: It’s been another week of wholly unsustainable activity

Fri Nov 01 2019 - 05:25

Space race is on as Branson’s Virgin Galactic plans to go public

Branson in competition with Amazon founder Bezos to bring tourists to space

Tue Jul 09 2019 - 17:57

Space the next frontier for Chinese ambitions

Earth’s number two economy eyes lunar research base after landing rover on far side

Tue Feb 19 2019 - 17:13

Ways to spend EuroMillions winnings of £115m

Holidays, homes, yachts and jets – or acts of decency and generosity? We look at options

Fri Jan 04 2019 - 21:30

Opera House backlash, ‘Project Sunrise’ and this year’s Nobel economics prize winners

Planet Business: Welcome to the longest of long-haul flights

Fri Oct 12 2018 - 05:24

Saudi Arabia to seek $11bn in bank loans after Saudi Aramco IPO stalls

Loan likely to be oversubscribed as top bankers pitch for business

Thu Aug 23 2018 - 19:22

Space, the final frontier for the hospitality industry

US-based Orion Span aims to launch paying guests in ‘first luxury hotel in space’ in 2022

Thu Apr 12 2018 - 06:06

Celebrity role seems to be enough for Branson these days

Cantillon: Entrepreneur not revealing too many insights despite his busy schedule in Dublin

Thu Jan 11 2018 - 05:55