The Independent
News in pictures Suggested Topics Sir Richard Branson used the platform provided by the Farnborough Airshow yesterday to announce that he and his two children, Holly and Sam, will be on the first space flight of his Virgin Galactic service next year.
Los Angeles Times
Hennigan British billionaire Richard Branson and his space company Virgin Galactic unveiled plans to build a new air-launched rocket designed to deliver small satellites into orbit for a fraction of today's price. LauncherOne will be a two-stage...
Washington Post
If you're itching to be a space tourist, you need only wait until December 2013 . That is according to Branson, whose fledgling spaceflight company Virgin Galactic is working on creating commercial spacecraft for very rich tourists among other...
Seattle Times
Planetary Resources later confirmed the deal , announcing it expects "multiple launch opportunities for its series of spacecraft," starting with the Arkyd-100 low-Earth orbit space telescopes, using the LauncherOne platform. Branson also brought...
Associated Press
The first space flight of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic venture will be a family affair: The billionaire adventurer confirmed Wednesday he will be joined by his two adult children. The British tycoon behind the Virgin business empire that spans...
The New York Times
Virgin Galactic, the space venture founded by Richard Branson , the British billionaire, said Wednesday that it planned to develop a new rocket that would carry small satellites into orbit at a fraction of the current cost. The news came on the third...