British billionaire Sir Richard Branson almost, but not quite, flew into space today as a passenger aboard the privately built and operated Virgin Galactic spaceplane, VSS Unity, which took off from ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Sir Richard Branson recently took the VSS Unity to what was called "space", but now astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has said its technically not "space" ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (AFP via Getty Images) Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic are offering trip to the edge of space to promote their newest venture.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Richard Branson, billionaire founder of the Virgin Group and now-space explorer, just got a little less relatable. According to ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Richard Branson was deemed the first billionaire to make it space with a company that he founded. While the mission was an overall success, in some areas, ...

After almost two years of grounding the spacecraft for its development and flight readiness, the VSS Unity has recently completed its glide test on Spaceport America that marks its return for future ...

Virgin Galactic launched three Italian researchers and three company employees on the suborbital operator’s first commercial flight to the edge of space Thursday. The six-man crew rocketed to an ...