space tourism 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

The Scottish Highlands are set to become the hub for British space travel, a sector which could be worth an estimated £3.8bn (US$5bn, €4.3bn) to ... More

He's created everything from hotel and restaurant interiors to Olympic torches and outdoor gym equipment. Now, multitasking French designer Philippe Starck has his most otherworldly ... 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

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

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

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

Britain’s ambitious space tourism plans are one step closer, after a three month consultation has shown widespread support for a UK spaceport. The government has ... 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

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

Richard Branson has chosen Roswell, New Mexico, as the launch site for his Virgin Galactic space tourism programme which is scheduled for its maiden run ... 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