Richard Branson

Virgin Galactic carries first tourists to the edge of Space

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Virgin Galactic carries first tourists to the edge of Space

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. carried its first private tourists to the edge of space, a long-awaited milestone in founder Richard Branson’s quest to build a “spaceline for Earth.” The VSS Unity craft reached space shortly before 9:30 a.m. local time Thursday, Virgin Galactic said on a livestream of the event, roughly an hour after it … Read more

Virgin Galactic launches its first space tourist flight, stepping up commercial operations

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Virgin Galactic launches its first space tourist flight, stepping up commercial operations

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic picked up the pace in the space tourism marketplace with the launch Thursday of its VSS Unity rocketplane carrying an 80-year-old former British Olympian and a mother and daughter from Antigua and Barbuda who won their tickets to fly through a fundraising lottery for the nonprofit Space for Humanity. Jon Goodwin, … Read more