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  "path": "/2026/02/24/virgin-galactic-wants-to-make-its-return-this-year/",
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  "textContent": "Virgin Galactic has become one of the most intriguing, controversial, and headline-grabbing players in the commercial space industry. Founded in 2004 as part of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, the company set out to make space tourism a reality by flying paying customers to the edge of space on reusable suborbital spaceplanes. While its journey has been far from smooth, the company is positioning itself for a comeback in 2026 after an extended operational pause.\n\nmore…",
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