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LONDON, April 13 ― Billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc will keep running as a critical infrastructure business, even as many US states in which it operates have mandated business closures during the coronavirus outbreak. “We are an aerospace...

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Monday, 13 Apr 2020 07:31 AM MYT

LONDON, April 13 ― Billionaire Richard Branson's space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc will keep running as a critical infrastructure business, even as many US states in which it operates have mandated business closures during the coronavirus outbreak. The company, which aims to offer the first commercial space flight later this year with Branson on board, added that a vast majority of its workforce is working from home.

Blue Origin, founded by Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Jeff Bezos, is also racing to be the first to offer suborbital flights to fare-paying thrill seekers.

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