Virgin Galactic

Governments used to be the only ones who could send earthlings into orbit,

Could this be the future of air travel? A US company has unveiled its plans for a new supersonic aircraft, allowing passengers to travel at the speed of sound for the first time since…

The world's first commercial balloon flights to the edge of space have moved a step closer, after the company planning the venture conducted a record-breaking test. WorldView has…

The challenges facing the aviation, aerospace and defence industries across the region will be discussed and debated at the 2016 Global Aerospace Summit. The event is scheduled to be…

Virgin Galactic has vowed to continue with its space tourism project, despite the catastrophic failure of its shuttle on Friday. The SpaceShipTwo shuttle suffered what Virgin called a…

Authorities are still investigating a Virgin Galactic spacecraft that crashed on Friday evening (31 October), killing one of its pilots. Branson arrived in Mojave on Saturday to help…

Sir Richard Branson's space tourism venture, Virgin Galactic, took another giant leap towards its first commercial flight this month, with the completion of its third test voyage. The…

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Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has passed another technical milestone as the spaceship successfully flew 69,000 feet. The world’s first commercial space plane, which hopes to be…

Virgin Galactic has unveiled 'LauncherOne', a new air-launched rocket specifically designed to deliver small satellites into orbit. According to the company, 'LauncherOne', which was…

Space travel took a further step this week when Virgin Galactic’s vehicles were given the green light to operate rocket-powered flights. Launch permits have been issued for SpaceShipTwo and…