Richard Branson

Astra Space Inc (NASDAQ: ASTR) successfully launched a rocket on Tuesday afternoon containing a group of satellites for NearSpace Launch, the S4 CROSSOVER and Portland State Aerospace Society’s OreSat0. Following the launch, due to radio silence, investors grew weary of waiting as...

The odds of running a $1 billion business are slim to none. Unless you’re Elon Musk. Then you run a few. The CEO of Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), SpaceX and the Boring Co. is now known to head two firms that are both valued north of $25 billion. With Tesla’s $46-billion market cap and...

Genetic testing company 23andMe Holding Co. (NASDAQ: ME) took the unconventional route of a SPAC deal to go public, and the stock hasn't gained much traction since it began trading on June 17, 2021. The new year saw the company announcing its diversification into drug development. Will this...

2021 may have been the Year of the Ox in the Chinese calendar, but for Benzinga, it was the Year of the Dog, or should we say, Year of the Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE). The memecoin created in 2013 by Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer has finally shed its "joke" origins — Markus and Palmer...

A leading digital-focused sustainable consumer products company is going public in a SPAC deal announced Wednesday morning. The SPAC Deal: Certified B Corp Grove Collaborative announced a merger with Virgin Group Acquisition Corp II (NYSE: VGII), a SPAC backed by Sir Richard Branson. The deal...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) shares traded 14.2% lower at $20.65 in after-hours trading on Thursday after closing 0.5% higher in the regular session. What Happened: The Richard Branson-led space exploration company said it was delaying the start of its commercial space...

The Inspiration4 spent three days in space and became the first all civilian space mission. The flight had a goal of raising $200 million to fight childhood cancer and support St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Here’s how the flight surpassed that goal. What Happened: The...

WonderFi Technologies Inc (NEO: WNDR), a platform providing the masses exposure to a finance model that replicates market-making, borrowing, lending and exchanging without expensive institutional middlemen, begins trading on the Neo Exchange on Tuesday, Aug. 31. As part of the development...

According to WSJ’s report, Sir Richard Branson has sold around $300 million worth of shares in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) to raise funds for other parts of his pandemic-hit global business. Virgin Group sold 10,416,000 shares on Thursday, reducing the...

SpaceX is holding its first all civilian launch in September and the training and mission flight will be captured for viewers as part of a Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) series. What Happened: Netflix will air a five-episode series called “Countdown: Inspiration4Mission to Space” coinciding...

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos successfully reached space on Tuesday morning, becoming the second high-profile billionaire to make the journey aboard a private commercial flight this month. What Happened? Bezos and his brother Mark Bezos rode to space aboard the New...

Here are five names retail investors are watching on Monday in the aftermath of Sir Richard Branson’s successful test space flight on Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc’s (NYSE: SPCE) Unity 22 craft. Procure Space ETF (NASDAQ: UFO): Virgin Galactic, Trimble, and Garmin Ltd (NASDAQ: GRMN...

Heading into a new trading week, Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (NYSE: SPCE) is seeing the highest interest on Reddit’s r/WallStreetBets forum, followed by SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY). However, overall discussions on the forum remained muted as is typical for weekends. What Happened...

The hosts of Benzinga’s “SPACs Attack” held several SPAC Wars battles featuring companies in similar industries that went public or are going public via SPAC. A battle held June 17 featured Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) versus BlackSky, a company merging with...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc (NYSE: SPCE) founder Richard Branson is set to board the VSS Unity on July 11 for the company's next suborbital flight.  The launch is set to take place just nine days before Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) founder Jeff Bezos' scheduled...