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<p>Hyperloop efforts will now be focused on cargo transport.</p>

Virgin Hyperloop Lays Off Employees, Scratches Plans for Passenger Transport, Says Report

The Richard Branson-backed company that promised to shake up the future of transportation will now focus on freight, according to the Financial Times.

Articleby Antonio Ruiz CamachoFebruary 22, 2022 9:33 AM PST

<p>Virgin Hyperloop's Devloop prototype stretches along 500 meters of the Nevada desert. </p>

Inside Virgin Hyperloop, I glimpse our high-speed transport future

Virgin Hyperloop promises a future with transport pods zooming through tubes at hundreds of miles per hour. To get there, it's built a prototype in a Nevada desert.

Articleby Claire ReillySeptember 13, 2021 5:00 AM PDT

Virgin Hyperloop could revolutionize travel (with levitating pods)

Standing inside the Hyperloop prototype in the Nevada desert, I got a glimpse of what the future of travel could really look like.

Videoby Claire ReillySeptember 10, 2021 2:49 PM PDT

<p>An early model Virgin Hyperloop pod. </p>

See how Virgin Hyperloop's speedy pod-slinging tube will transport you

The futuristic Richard Branson-backed venture wants to sling you around at jet plane speeds inside magnetic pods.

Articleby Eric MackAugust 23, 2021 10:45 AM PDT

As Jeff Bezos goes to space, who's winning the billionaire space race?

Bezos has Blue Origin, Branson has Virgin Galactic, and then there's Elon Musk waiting in the wings -- as the world's richest tech moguls duke it out in space, who's really coming out on top?

Videoby Claire ReillyJuly 16, 2021 5:00 AM PDT

Branson blasts off this weekend, and Trump sues over censorship

In this week's top stories, billionaire Richard Branson will launch into space to test commercial space tourism. Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump sues social media companies over censorship, and TikTok debuts its job-finding feature.

Videoby Kara TsuboiJuly 10, 2021 4:00 AM PDT

Will Richard Branson be the first billionaire in space?

The founder of the Virgin Group is looking to reach space before Jeff Bezos breaks free of Earth.

Videoby iyaz akhtarJuly 8, 2021 5:00 AM PDT

<p>A modified jet carries Virgin Orbit's LauncherOne rocket to launch altitude.</p>

Virgin Orbit will livestream its first fully commercial launch

Richard Branson's satellite-launching rocket company is officially out of beta.

Articleby Eric MackMay 6, 2021 1:41 PM PDT

<p>Virgin Orbit's Launcher One will be released from a modified 747.</p>

Virgin Orbit makes it to space with dramatic mid-air launch

Richard Branson's company sent its LauncherOne rocket to orbit for the first time.

Articleby Eric MackJanuary 15, 2021 9:53 AM PST

<p>A Virgin Orbit LauncherOne rocket mated to modified 747 Cosmic Girl.</p>

Virgin Orbit will try again to blast LauncherOne to space before Christmas

The first attempt in May failed to make orbit. This time the stakes are higher, with (nonhuman) passengers on board.

Articleby Eric MackDecember 1, 2020 2:12 PM PST

Virgin Hyperloop blasts first human passengers around test track

One small step for humans, one giant leap for floating tubes propelled by low air pressure and magnets.

Articleby Sean SzymkowskiNovember 9, 2020 7:13 AM PST

Virgin Hyperloop heads to West Virginia to build $500 million test track

Elon Musk first dreamed of the Hyperloop system, but Richard Branson's Virgin is working to make it a reality.

Articleby Sean SzymkowskiOctober 9, 2020 10:25 AM PDT