Virgin Galactic welcomes its inaugural space tourists: A British Olympian and a Caribbean mother-daughter duoVirgin Galactic made a significant stride towards space tourism as its rocket flew and returned to Earth, carrying ecstatic passengers on T...
11 Aug, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Virgin Galactic’s first space tourist flight Galactic 02: All you may want to knowVirgin Galactic launched its second commercial spaceflight, Galactic 02, from New Mexico's Spaceport America, carrying private-paying touri...
10 Aug, 2023, 10.43 PM IST
Virgin Galactic live video: Richard Branson's space tourism company launches first commercial flight. Watch hereVirgin Galactic successfully started its first commercial flight on Thursday. The launch was live streamed.
30 Jun, 2023, 01.08 AM IST
Virgin Galactic set for first spaceflight in nearly two yearsVirgin Galactic, the space tourism firm founded by Richard Branson, is set to launch its first spaceflight mission in nearly two years on T...
26 May, 2023, 03.03 PM IST
Virgin Galactic has sold 700 more space ticketsAfter Branson's successful trip to the edge of space and back on the company's primary spaceplane, called VSS Unity, in July, the company i...
09 Nov, 2021, 08.31 PM IST
Virgin Galactic sells 100 more space tickets after flying Richard Branson last summerThe current price of the fare is $450,000 per seat.
09 Nov, 2021, 12.15 PM IST
Musk has bought a $250K ticket to ride on friend Richard Branson's space flightMusk had bought the ticket before Branson touched the edge of space on Sunday.
13 Jul, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
'Experience of a lifetime': Billionaire Richard Branson achieves space dreamIt reached a peak altitude of around 53 miles (85 kilometers) -- beyond the boundary of space, according to the United States -- allowing t...
12 Jul, 2021, 04.03 AM IST
Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin face off in space tourism marketVirgin Galactic -- founded by flamboyant British billionaire Richard Branson -- is planning for a July 11 space flight. Blue Origin -- star...
09 Jul, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
Iran likely had failed rocket launch, preparing for anotherIran possibly conducted a failed satellite - carrying rocket launch recently and now appears to be preparing to try again. Satellite images...
23 Jun, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
Richard Branson space-bound in early 2021 says Virgin Galactic, paving the way for commercial voyagesThe company has repeatedly pushed back the date it will take the first tourists outside earth's atmosphere and said 600 people have forked ...
04 Aug, 2020, 11.44 AM IST
- Communication satellite GSAT-17 launched from French Guiana
The satellite has been inducted into the Indian National Satellite system. It carried payloads in the normal C, extended C and S bands, pro...
29 Jun, 2017, 06.36 AM IST
Donald Trump's spy pick 'shocked' by India launching 104 satellitesIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on February 15 successfully launched a record 104 satellites on a single rocket from the Sriharik...
01 Mar, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
Space tourism: 10 ways to weightlessnessIf you hate being grounded and are ready to shell out big bucks, here are some spacecraft that can take you to the edge of space.
03 Dec, 2015, 02.25 PM IST
Spacecraft for gravitational waves research ready for liftoffA team from the University of Glasgow's School of Physics and Astronomy played a key role in developing and building the LISA Pathfinder.
02 Sep, 2015, 12.58 PM IST
Space tourism just got another big boost, Texas' Ellington Airport to get commercial spaceportEllington Airport will be home to the spaceport. It's abundant space for construction makes it an ideal location, officials said.
27 Jul, 2015, 01.10 PM IST
How Richard Branson has emerged as marketing asset for Virgin GroupRichard Branson is an unabashed public face of his company and brand ambassadors like him are known to do more than just smile for the came...
28 Oct, 2012, 03.31 PM IST