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title: Virgin Galactic delivers on its space tourism promise.
description: Virgin Galactic takes its first space tourists to space. Viasat reports positive Q2 results. BlackSky books five launches with Rocket Lab. And more.
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# [Virgin Galactic delivers on its space tourism promise.](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/91)

 Written by [Alice Carruth](https://space.n2k.com/podcasts/t-minus/author/alice-carruth) | Aug 10, 2023 7:12:00 PM

 

Summary

Virgin Galactic takes its first three space tourists on a flight from Spaceport America. Viasat reported $780 million in revenue during the last quarter, a 36% increase compared to the same period last year. BlackSky Technology made $19.3 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, and booked five new launches with Rocket Lab. NASA has renewed its contract with Spire Global to provide earth observation data, and more.

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