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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover the fascinating evolution of space tourism in this comprehensive video, from Gherman Titov’s Vostok 2 mission to the ...

In the past, Virgin Galactic has been the object of tons of investor interest due to the company's unique business model: ...

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 ...

Virgin Orbit's carrier plane, known as Cosmic Girl, is scheduled to lift off from Mojave Air and Space Port in California on Saturday (July 2) around 1:30 a.m. EDT. This month, the SpaceX Crew Dragon ...

Virgin Galactic conducted a historic first supersonic test flight of SpaceShipTwo on April 29, 2013, in the Mojave Desert, CA. [See full story.] Virgin Galactic conducted a historic first supersonic ...