FARNBOROUGH, England— Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of the private space tourism company Virgin Galactic, unveiled plans today (July 11) to add satellite launches to its list of ...

Virgin Galactic’s bid to start launching ticket-carrying passengers to the edge of space is aiming for a first liftoff by the end of next year, but the plan depends heavily on the success of a series ...

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 ...

Virgin Galactic flew its second commercial spaceflight Thursday, its first carrying private-paying tourists. Called Galactic 02, the flight launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico. The company's ...