Virgin Galactic set to launch first commercial flight for space tourism after setbacks, delaysTwo Italian air force officers and an aerospace engineer from the National Research Council of Italy will join a Virgin Galactic instructor...
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.
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...
Space tourism: Rockets emit 100 times more CO₂ per passenger than flights - imagine a whole industryThese gases and particles have many negative effects on the atmosphere. In the stratosphere, nitrogen oxides and chemicals formed from the ...
Bezos, Branson are ready to fly billionaires away from the Earth. But does the distance covered by them actually count as space?The definition of where space begins is very subjective.
Elon Musk wants to save the world from 'population collapse', hopes his 8th child is a girlThe Tesla CEO said he was trying to set a good example for humanity.
An incredible, life-changing experience to see Earth from Space: Sirisha BandlaBandla, a 34-year-old aeronautical engineer on Sunday joined British billionaire Richard Branson and four others on board Virgin Galactic's...
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.
'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...
What's a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explainsIf a spacecraft - or anything else, for that matter - reaches a speed of 17,500 mph (28,000 km/h) or more, instead of falling back to the g...
Jeff Bezos & Richard Branson's space trips bring attention to 'suborbital flight', but what does it mean?An aerospace engineer explains what happens when an aircraft crosses the boundary of space.
Indian-origin aeronautical engineer Sirisha Bandla set to fly into space on Virgin Galactic spacecraftBandla, who was born in Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh and brought up in Houston, Texas, will join Sir Richard Branson, the company's bi...
Bandla: Feel I’m taking a bit of India up thereBandla (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, 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...
Meet Sirisha Bandla, the second Indian-born woman to fly to spaceAfter Kalpana Chawla, Indian-origin Sirisha Bandla will become the second Indian-born woman to fly into space later this month. Bandla will...
Race to space: Billionaire Richard Branson will blast beyond the Earth's atmosphere 9 days ahead of rival BezosVirgin Galactic announced Branson would be a "mission specialist" aboard the SpaceShipTwo Unity.
Virgin Galactic spacecraft sets new speed, altitude recordSpaceship VSS Unity -- the fifth Virgin Galactic supersonic rocket powered test flight -- also carried research payloads from the NASA.