Sir Richard Branson speaks on stage with other crew members, after they flew into space aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Share on Facebook ...

Billionaire and adventurer Sir Richard Branson flew to space aboard one of his own ships on July 11, ... But Branson isn't alone in his dream of offering out-of-this-world flights to paying customers.

UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is on his way to fulfilling a lifetime's ambition: flying to the edge of space. His Virgin Galactic rocket plane has taken off for a 1.5-hour mission which will ...

Sunday, July 11, 2021 marked the first time Sir Richard Branson flew to space aboard the Virgin Galactic (SPCE-2.29%) Unity spacecraft. It was a momentous occasion because it was a critical test ...

On Thursday afternoon, Virgin Galactic said its founder, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, will attempt to go to space on July 11. Dubbed the "Unity 22" mission, this flight on the VSS ...

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson almost, but not quite, flew into space today as a passenger aboard the privately built and operated Virgin Galactic spaceplane, VSS Unity, which took off ...

It has been 12 months to the day since Sir Richard Branson briefly departed this world, only to make a feathery return back to Earth, landing on a hot, dusty runway in rural New Mexico. The flight ...

Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson said Elon Musk — his space-race counterpart — visited him at 3 a.m. the morning of Branson’s spaceflight to wish him luck.

Sir Richard Branson will co-pilot a hydrogen “space balloon” that will float a small group of high-paying passengers higher into the stratosphere than any commercial balloon has gone before ...

Sir Richard Branson has gone to infinity and back again. On Sunday, the Virgin Group founder became the first billionaire to fly aboard his own spacecraft, Virgin Galactic's Unity 22, into space ...

Virgin Galactic founder Sir Richard Branson’s trip to the edge of space opens the door to space tourism. But the company’s long-term vision may be too down to Earth for space-loving investors ...

UK businessman Sir Richard Branson is on his way to fulfilling a lifetime's ambition: flying to the edge of space. His Virgin Galactic rocket plane has taken off for a 1.5-hour mission which will ...