Virgin Orbit, Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company, announced today that it has successfully completed a key drop test of its LauncherOne vehicle, the last major step in the ...

Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) has begun operations at the new ground-based test facility for its Delta Class spaceships, which are expected to enter commercial service in 2026. The new system ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M (AP) — Virgin Galactic completed what is expected to be its final test flight Thursday before taking paying customers on brief trips to space, marking what the space tourism company ...

Here's a look inside the experience at this innovative dining concept, which makes your dinner into an adventure. The post ...

Correction, Oct. 16, 2024: This story originally stated a team from Virgin Galactic traveled to an altitude of about 53 miles and crossed the Kármán line. That has been clarified, as the team did not ...

Although Virgin Galactic completed its first successful test flight in 2 years, its share price has dropped more than 30% from the recent peak which shows investors' pessimism. With more than 800 paid ...

Following a two-year hiatus, billionaire Richard Branson’s space tourism venture is getting ready to offer suborbital flights for space tourists in late June, pending one last test flight on Thursday.

Virgin Galactic — the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson — has returned its supersonic plane to the edge of space for the first time since 2021, when Branson made his ...

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Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), likely keeping the company on track to start commercial operations next month. Today's mission, known as Unity 25, ...