Richard Branson, a brand for a life without equal
Not knowing the exact number of companies he has founded is a good way to get an idea of Richard Branson. To call him an entrepreneur is reductive; to call him a visionary is only partly true, not least because
Virgin Galactic spaceplane takes tourists on flight
By Mrinmay Dey (Reuters) - Virgin Galactic flew four tourists to the edge of space and back aboard its spaceplane, marking the second flight this year, the Richard Branson-founded company said on Saturday. The Galactic 07 mission carried Turkish, U.S. and Italian
Virgin Galactic reports flight-related issue to FAA
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) - Space tourism company Virgin Galactic Holdings said on Monday that it had notified the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) of a detachment of an alignment pin from its VMS Eve carrier jet. The issue was found during post-flight
Virgin Galactic successfully flies tourists to space for the first time
Virgin Galactic's "Galactic 02" space mission, the first space tourism flight, was a success. The flight was on the VSS Unity spaceplane, with three crew members (one instructor and two pilots) and three tourists on board for a pleasure trip above Earth.