space flight news

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

Those eagerly anticipating the colonisation of the Moon will be delighted to know they’ll be able to get a dose of culture 384,400km away from ... 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

California Science Center has debuted a new immersive visitor experience, enabling guests to see life through the lens of an astronaut. The Journey to Space ... More

Scottish community-owned airbase, Machrihanish Airbase in Campbeltown, is confident it is going to beat the other four shortlisted candidates to become the UK’s first spaceport ... 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

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

Virgin Galactic has revealed a full-scale conceptual mock-up of the interior of its VSS Enterprise spaceship, which was designed to take tourists to space. The ... More

The company which sent the first private citizens into space – Space Adventures – is set to invest a total of US$265m (£152m, 222m euro) ... More

Richard Branson has revealed plans to build five spaceships which could be ready to take tourists into space within just three years. Sir Richard has ... More