The company is also looking at using its mothership aircraft that releases spacecraft at high altitude as a carrier platform for other customers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

As soon as Thursday, Virgin Galactic plans to fire the rocket motor of its spacecraft and fly to an altitude of more than 50 miles. If it accomplishes that goal, it would proclaim it has reached the ...

Virgin Galactic spaceship launched Sunday morning in New Mexico. Mission accomplished. Billionaire Sir Richard Branson flew to the lower edge of space and back to planet Earth on Sunday in the first ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc., the space tourism company founded by billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, said it remains on track to resume space tourism flights in fall 2026 and is exploring the ...

"We continue to expect our first research spaceflight will take place in summer of 2026, with private astronaut flights following in fall of 2026." When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

About 30 miles from Truth or Consequences, the funky, hot springs mecca in southern New Mexico, Virgin Galactic has -- finally, some might say -- begun finishing its hangar and top secret, ...