Virgin Galactic successfully started its first commercial flight on Thursday. The launch was live streamed.

The money will be donated to non-government group Space for Humanity.

After 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...

The current price of the fare is $450,000 per seat.

Musk had bought the ticket before Branson touched the edge of space on Sunday.

As famous for his thrill-seeking lifestyle and publicity stunts as for his vast business empire, Richard Branson has set his sights on the ...

Bandla, who was born in Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh and brought up in Houston, Texas, will join Sir Richard Branson, the company's bi...

Announced on Friday, the mission will take off nine days ahead of the departure of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ trip to space, wh...

Bandla (34) will be "Astronaut 004" on board Virgin Galactic’s space plane VSS Unity, flyingto the edge of space at about three and a half ...

Virgin Galactic announced Branson would be a "mission specialist" aboard the SpaceShipTwo Unity.

Branson and the management of VG Acquisition bought 11.5 million shares or 20% of the shares outstanding for $25,000 in a common payout kno...

The company has repeatedly pushed back the date it will take the first tourists outside earth's atmosphere and said 600 people have forked ...

Branson said he's trying to quell his mounting anticipation about the upcoming space voyage given previous delays, including a hiatus follo...

Virgin Galactic representatives didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.

Spaceship VSS Unity -- the fifth Virgin Galactic supersonic rocket powered test flight -- also carried research payloads from the NASA.

Forget lavish villas and super yachts, space missions are the new status symbols for the tech elite.

Aerospace engineers have been holed up in a Mojave Desert hangar for four years, fashioning a commercial spaceship to loft rich tourists so...