The spaceflight company founded by billionaire Richard Branson completed its effort Thursday to take paying customers for the first time to the edge of space. Once promising satellite-launch startup ...

British billionaire Richard Branson’s space-tourism unit Virgin Galactic plans to go public later this year, the company announced Tuesday. The firm will list its shares as part of a merger deal with ...

Branson recently announced a new initiative called the "Planetary Guardians" a collective of leaders dedicated to elevating the science to keep the earth from hurtling past "planetary boundaries." ...

Richard Branson says Virgin Galactic is on the verge of a major achievement: It will send astronauts into space by Christmas. The billionaire entrepreneur told CNN Business' Rachel Crane this week he ...

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic's Richard Branson is poised to blast off aboard his own rocket ship in his boldest, grandest adventure yet. The thrill-seeking billionaire is joining ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the founder of Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson. Struggled in school due to dyslexia. Signed notable artists such as the Sex Pistols, Culture Club, the Rolling ...