Tag Archives : Richard Branson

David Mackay was a schoolboy when man first landed on the Moon in 1969. It has been his lifelong ambition since then to become an astronaut. His childhood dream is about to come true as he is training to captain the first flight that will take tourists above the earth’s atmosphere and into space. David will be the Chief Pilot for Richard Branson’s [...]

Now that the highly successful space shuttle program of world’s leading space agency the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has finally come to an end, the agency is now looking to the private companies for its flight needs. As per reports, the pioneer of space tourism, Virgin Galactic has now grabbed a contract from NASA, under [...]

One of the most known faces behind the success of Apple Macintosh line of computers, a highly respected venture capitalist and a well accomplished author, Guy Kawasaki, has now introduced an all new self-authored book titled, Enchantment, that has hit the shelves of major book stores. Mr. Kawasaki, well known as one of the driving force behind the [...]

Owner of Virgin Sir Richard Branson’s publicity stunts for his brand has gone to the extent of cutting jokes at the expense of himself dressed  in drag or an excuse to bring out his inner girlie. However, his bold attempt to bring smiles on public is noteworthy. Lotus F1 owner Tony Fernandez would auction off seats on Monday on an Air Asia flight [...]

Virgin Atlantic, the British Airline has launched a series of ads drawing similarities from the highly successful American dramatic television series Mad Men and the prime time animated sitcom Jetsons with a tinge of Hollywood glamour. The spotlight is on illustrating their elegantly designed Upper Class Clubhouse at London-Heathrow. Free Wifi, complimentary [...]

Sir Richard Branson has been backing the concept of space tourism for sometime now and is determined to make it a success. He had founded the Virgin Galactic for the purpose and it flew a suborbital spaceship for the first time. With only the crew onboard the spaceship soared over California’s Mojave desert. The commercial space liner is called VSS [...]

With the new Prince of Persia: The Sands Of Time about to debut in the film, speculation about the creation of another film-inspired game has turned around: it is possible that a feature film about the Pac-Man begins to be produced soon. The producer of Marvel Studios, Avi Arad, will attend the event 30th anniversary of Pac-Man, to be held by the company [...]

Ben Quinn, correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor, reports that Virgin owner and megawealthy Richard Branson supports the alarmist ‘warning of an impending peak oil crisis.’ Branson and some fellow British business leaders funded a recent study whose report supports the claim that peak oil will be real by 2015. The impending scenario where [...]

Celebrating the 250th anniversary of the world famous Guinness Beer, the owners of this awesome beverage have announced a contest, in which the 3 luck winners will get the chance of a lifetime to take a trip into the outer space in a suborbital Virgin Galactic spaceliner. One of the most prestigious name in the aviation industry, Virgin Galactic was [...]

Virgin Atlantic’s chief executive Richard Branson invited a passenger to be the food tester in the airline’s catering month. The passenger had written a letter to Richard complaining about the standard and quality of food being served. The passenger was travelling from Mumbai to Heathrow on December 7, 2008. He was totally dissatisfied with the [...]