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Virgin Galactic- Richard Branson's company to become the 1st space-tourism public company

Nabanita Dutta

News Editor
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According to the latest announcement, British billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic is planning to go public this year. During the second half of 2019, the firm will list its shares as part of a merger deal with Social Capital Hedosophia. Branson's space-tourism company will be the first ever publicly listed human spaceflight firm. Its rivals are Musk's SpaceX and Bezos's Blue Origin.