Richard's Blog - 2009

Hurricane provides dramatic end to Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo event

Hurricane force winds hit Mojave Air and Spaceport CA on Monday evening where we had all gathered to witness the roll out of Virgin Galactic's first commercial manned spaceship. We braved gale force winds and stormy weather, to see SpaceShipTwo for the first time. As we were celebrating, an evacuation was called by local officials who had become aware of the approaching storm. It was absolutely incredible, the roll out of the spaceship had been fantastic and everybody was fill…

Virgin Galactic ethics

Over the last few days I have been asked about the ethics and the rationale behind the Virgin Galactic suborbital space program. So I thought it best to outline a few my thoughts here on why I think this is such an important initiative to get behind and invest in.Since the 1960s, space technology has played a big role in helping scientific research, weather forecasting, communications and climate studies. Without it our ability to understand the pace and nature of climate change would be severel…

Introducing Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo

Take a look at this video of me introducing SS2. This is truly a momentous day. The team has created not only a world first but also a work of art.The unveil of SS2 takes the Virgin Galactic vision to the next level and continues to provide tangible evidence that this ambitious project is not only moving rapidly, but also making tremendous progress towards our goal of safe commercial operation.…

Ask The Elders is now live

Last month, Virgin Unite (the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group) offered you the chance to submit a question to be answered by The Elders.  I've had the great privilege to work closely with this wonderful group of global leaders, which was set up by Nelson Mandela to offer their collective influence and experience help tackle conflicts and promote peace building. The Elders’ answers are now live online. Log on to www.virginunite.com to view responses by Desmond Tutu,…

Virgin London Marathon update

Since the launch of Virgin Money Giving on 14 October we have had a great response, and lots of running man videos coming in. My personal favourite is the ‘DaviesBruvvers’ fantastic interpretation of the Running Man – they certainly outdid my attempts at the dance which you can also see on my YouTube page! Take a look for yourself and why not put together your own video - remember for every running man video submitted to YouTube, £5 will go to charity.The Run with Richard…

Doing the running man for Virgin Money Giving

I had an energetic start on Wednesday morning and had a full day of telling people about Virgin Money Giving and our sponsorship of the Virgin London Marathon. Joining in with 200 people in our take on the running man dance was a great way to start the day - and to dust off my training shoes...   Virgin Money Giving is an organisation that I am very proud of. It reflects my belief that profit should be used to do something good for society at large and that’s exactly w…

Watch the latest PitchTV show

This month's PitchTV show is now airing onboard Virgin Atlantic planes, exposing the latest batch of video pitches from budding entreprenuers to the hundreds of business professionals who regularly fly with Virgin Atlantic. Hopefully among the people watching in the air or online here will be someone who might be willing to help take one of these business ideas forward.   October's PitchTV show features guest entreprenuer Jamie Murray Wells, founder of Glasses Direct, who kindl…

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