In the past, Virgin Galactic has been the object of tons of investor interest due to the company's unique business model: ...

More than a year has gone by since Virgin Galactic last sent a group of civilian passengers to the edge of space from the New Mexico desert. In June 2024, six space tourists boarded the company's VSS ...

This was Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity's last flight. Six passengers and crew flew to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km).

People can once again reserve a space flight with Virgin Galactic. The company, founded by Richard Branson, plans to launch flights from New Mexico's Spaceport later this year. "During spaceflight, ...

Virgin Galactic results and plans for future flights sent shares of the space tourism firm soaring 35% Friday. The company founded by billionaire Richard Branson posted a lower loss and higher revenue ...

The university known as the cradle of astronauts will soon send a few more folks to the final frontier. Twenty-eight alumni of Indiana-based Purdue have flown to space or been selected for spaceflight ...

Just days after returning from his first space flight, Sir Richard Branson is partnering with a charity fundraising platform to give away two tickets on an upcoming commercial space flight. Omaze is ...

Virgin Galactic is expected to keep doing test flights and making improvements in terms of safety, altitude and weight capacity. It is still unclear when private citizens — including the more than 600 ...

Media covering Virgin Galactic flights often say the VSS Unity spaceship flew to “the edge of space,” but that may be a spaceflight misnomer. The confusion likely reflects the internationally accepted ...

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES — Virgin Galactic flew three private passengers into suborbit Thursday morning, marking the long-awaited, official launch of monthly tourist shuttles to space from Spaceport ...