Virgin Galactic unveils 3-person crew participating in first private astronaut mission
Virgin Galactic unveiled the identifies of the three individuals that the space company will carry on its Galactic 02 mission next month: Keisha Schahaff, Anastatia Mayers and Jon Goodwin.
Virgin Galactic looks to the stars with first commercial flight as space wars heat up
Virgin Galactic's suborbital flight will feature three crew members from Italy and is expected to launch on Thursday morning. The company completed its final test flight last month.
Richard Branson says Elon Musk surprised him in his kitchen at 2 AM last year before spaceflight
Richard Branson reflected on his friendship with fellow billionaire and space entrepreneur, saying the SpaceX CEO once surprised him at his house in the middle of the night.
Richard Branson on his upbringing and new 'Branson’ docuseries: ‘I’m incredibly grateful’
Billionaire Richard Branson is releasing a docuseries with HBO detailing his life. "Branson" will be available for streaming on Thursday, and highlights the Virgin Group founder's upbringing.
Virgin Galactic’s commercial service delay sparks downgrade
Shares of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic have tumbled after the aerospace giant's stock was downgraded from a buy to a hold rating by Truist Securities analyst Michale Ciarmoli.
Virgin Galactic readies spaceflight ticket sales
Virgin Galactic's commercial spaceflights will launch from New Mexico's Spaceport America in the fourth quarter of 2022. A single seat will cost $450,000, with an initial deposit of $150,000.
Nearly half of Americans want space travel but few would pay $100K for it: survey
Apparently, space travel is a popular desire among nearly half of American adults.
Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic pushes back commercial space flights
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. said it is pushing back the launch of full commercial service for private-astronaut trips until toward the end of next year as it works to improve its space vehicles.
FAA halting Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo flights pending investigation
The FAA is overseeing an investigation into Richard Branson's flight to space that went off course.
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic test flight under FAA investigation
The July 11 flight saw Branson and Virgin Galactic employees fly more than 53 miles above the Earth to the edge of space aboard the company’s SpaceShipTwo before landing at the company’s Spaceport America in New Mexico.