Virgin Galactic successfully completed its first commercial space flight on Thursday. Six people were on the Galactic 01 spaceflight. Three of them were from the Italian Air Force and the National ...

People can once again reserve a space flight with Virgin Galactic. The company, founded by Richard Branson, plans to launch flights from New Mexico's Spaceport later this year. "During spaceflight, ...

Champagne, caviar and seared tuna will be on the menu for Virgin Galactic astronauts in training when they arrive at the company’s new home in the desert scrublands of southern New Mexico. As they ...

Just days after returning from his first space flight, Sir Richard Branson is partnering with a charity fundraising platform to give away two tickets on an upcoming commercial space flight. Omaze is ...

Virgin Galactic has refined its projection for the start of private astronaut flights to sometime in the final quarter of 2026. After disclosing a delay in the start of those operations three months ...

WASHINGTON — As entrepreneur Richard Branson rocketed into space with fellow passengers on one of this winged ships Sunday, Virgin Galactic along with charity fundraising platform Omaze, announced ...

Virgin Galactic was founded by Richard Branson in 2004, but it floundered in its early years with launching any working technology into space. Finally in 2018, the completed their first successful ...

Media covering Virgin Galactic flights often say the VSS Unity spaceship flew to “the edge of space,” but that may be a spaceflight misnomer. The confusion likely reflects the internationally accepted ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Federal Aviation Administration has tightened the official definition of an astronaut, meaning Jeff Bezos and Sir Richard Branson have been stripped of the title, according to the ...