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Virgin Galactic believes it has the necessary financial muscle to reach commercialisation with its proposed space tourism flights, after merging with investment partnership Social Capital ... More

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Sir Richard Branson and his aerospace company, Virgin Galactic, have conducted a second successful test flight of the company's commercial spaceship. Called the VSS Unity, ... More

A formal opening has been held for the Sheikh Abdullah Al Salem Cultural Centre (SAASCC) in Kuwait – a mammoth cultural district for the country ... More

Britain has taken a big step in the space tourism race, with private firm Starchaser Industries successfully launching its first test flight of a reusable ... More

The space tourism race is well underway, after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed two customers will be going on a flight around the moon as ... More

It’s one small step for Sir Richard Branson’s intergalactic ambitions and what could prove to be a giant leap for his space programme, after Virgin ... More

With all engines firing in the tourism space race, China’s government has thrown now its hat in the ring, with a state-backed firm currently developing ... More

A major Chinese investor is hoping to pip Richard Branson to the post in the space tourism race, unveiling US$1.5bn (€1.3bn, £1.1bn) plans to build ... More

US space agency NASA is preparing to explore the feasibility of expandable habitats, or inflatable ‘space houses’, in a new mission that launches this Friday ... More

A German artist and a Zurich hotel specialising in creating “special experiences” have collaborated to send guests on a voyage to outer space. Michael Najjar ... More

Sir Richard Branson’s intergalactic ambitions have taken flight once more, after Virgin Galactic unveiled an updated version of its commercial spacecraft, which will begin a ... More

New Mexico’s Spaceport America – the first purpose-built commercial spaceport in the world – has launched a new experience tour and exhibition for its visitors ... More

The general public may one day get the chance to grab a spot on Boeing’s planned space taxi, which is being developed to ferry NASA ... More

The UK’s bid to become a space tourism hotspot has taken a ‘giant leap’ forward, after the government unveiled eight coastal sites under consideration to ... More

The government has backed plans for a four-fold expansion of the UK space industry, with the potential for an operational British spaceport within five years ... More

Image: SpaceShipTwo on its first 'feathered' flight Virgin Galactic has moved a step closer to operating commercial space travel services after it secured an experimental ... More

Sir Richard Branson has dedicated the new 'Virgin Galactic Gateway to Space', which is set to become the home of the world's first commercial space ... More

Virgin Galactic's efforts to establish a new commercial space travel service have taken a step forward after the SpaceShipTwo (SS2) vessel completed its first "feathered" ... More

Virgin Galactic's bid to become the first company to offer commercial space travel has moved forward after the VSS Enterprise completed its first manned free ... More

Virgin Galactic has appointed George T Whitesides, former chief of staff at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as its new chief executive officer. ... More

VSS Enterprise, the vessel designed to take passengers on a sub-orbital flight as part of Virgin Galactic's plans for commercial space services, has completed its ... More

British entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has unveiled Virgin Galactic's new vessel, designed to take passengers on a sub-orbital flight as part of the world's first ... More

Construction work on the world's first purpose-built spaceport in New Mexico, US, which will be the base for Virgin Galactic commercial space flights, is expected ... More