NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – Founded by Sir Richard Branson in 2004, Virgin Galactic is the world’s first commercial spaceline. However, the brand didn’t always focus on space travel. Virgin-branded companies ...

Both SpaceX and Blue Origin have dabbled in space tourism, launching a handful of paying customers into space aboard their rockets. Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has been promising a different ...

In June 2024, space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) launched its Unity spaceplane with a planeload of space tourists for the last time. In the months since, the company has continued ...

Virgin Galactic joins Blue Origin and Space Perspective in aspiring to make the final frontier open to all who can afford it. That's good news for travel agencies like RocketBreaks. Virgin Galactic ...

Virgin Galactic’s seventh commercial research mission took off out of New Mexico on Saturday, its last before the company retires its VSS Unity spaceplane. The commercial spacecraft embarked on ...

Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic are pleased to announce Virgin Orbit, a new commercial space company, and the appointment of Dan Hart as the first President of the newly created company.

Just days before her first spaceflight, Kellie Gerardi talks about the importance of microgravity research and making the final frontier more accessible for all. When Alan Stern launches to space this ...

Three private astronauts assigned to a future Delta-class mission aboard Virgin Galactic, representing the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences. From left: Shawna Pandya (Canada), ...

Two pilots, a Turkish research astronaut and three private citizens rocketed to space and back Saturday aboard Virgin Galactic's Unity spaceplane, enjoying spectacular views of Earth and about three ...