Yearly Archives: 2021

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Virgin Orbit’s first commercial space flight named “Tubular Bells, Part One”

Virgin Orbit are now moving on from their “Launch Demo” program into commercial flights with new mission names. The very first Virgin Orbit commercial flight has been named “Tubular Bells, Part One.”

"Like Tubular Bells, our customers are doing something a little out of the ordinary for our space industry — and we so love their work that we’ve created a whole new way to launch that is tailored just for them.

The first track on the first side of the first album from the first band ever signed to Virgin Records. What a way to kick off our commercial service!"

We are sure you'll agree this is a real honour for Mike and Tubular Bells! Read the full press release from Virgin.

Dark Star Magazine – Limited Edition in Print

We announced in issue 33 (April 2021) that the magazine will become digital from issue 34. There were a number of reasons for this, including shrinking economies of scale, increasing postage costs and extra paperwork for the new customs requirements for copies sent to Europe.

Many of you have let us know that you particularly value the print copy, so although the magazine will primarily become digital, we will now introduce a small limited edition print run for those who still want a printed copy.

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NEW Digital Products to Download

Mike Oldfield - A Life Dedicated To Music eBook

Mike Oldfield - A Life Dedicated To Music is now also available in ten languages as an eBook. The electronic version of the book can be read on your ereader, such as a Kindle, Nook, Kobo, iPad, Sony reader, smartphone or desktop app. The eBook is supplied in both EPUB and MOBI formats for universal compatibility. You get both versions to download. Read More...

Dark Star Back Issues (Download)

The download contains all Dark Star Mike Oldfield magazine back issues and a collection of highlights from earlier fan magazines dating back to 1986 (all in Adobe Acrobat PDF format), plus a large collection of vintage press releases and promotional photographs. Read More...