"Virgin Galactic Leads the Space Tourism Race with Successful Crewed Test Flight"

Virgin Galactic successfully completed a suborbital flight, with commercial flights planned for late June. SpaceX transported a privately-chartered crew to the International Space Station and has another Falcon 9 launch scheduled. Blue Origin won a $3.4 billion NASA contract to build a lunar lander for the Artemis V mission, with two demonstration missions planned. The company's national partners include Lockheed Martin, Draper, Boeing, Astrobotic, and Honeybee Robotics. The space race continues between the three billionaire-backed players.