Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have already begun jetting paying customers off to the stars, Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic faces yet another setback.The space tourism company has lost around 20% of its value overnight after delaying its first paid flights to the end of 2022.
This is after previously pushing back trips to the middle of next year. Virgin Galactic says the delay is due to planned refurbishments which will "enhance" its spacecraft and improve its performance.
Its stock prices have dropped by around 20% overnight as a result..Although Virgin finally took Branson and five others to the edge of space in July, it is still yet to launch a paid flight, for which tickets sell at an eye-watering $450,000.Richard Branson originally wanted.
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