British entrepreneur Richard Branson said he expects his Virgin Galactic company to conduct its first space flight “within weeks, not months” in comments broadcast Tuesday. Speaking to CNBC in ...

Richard Branson is the founder of Virgin Group, a global conglomerate with holdings in aviation, space travel, telecommunications and financial services. He is the founder of Virgin Galactic, a ...

While the Virgin Galatic protect beavers in the background, seemingly losing ground (or should that be space?) to the Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (Space X), this hasn’t prevented Sir ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla — The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that Virgin Galactic cannot launch anyone into space again until an investigation is complete into a mishap that occurred during ...

The company paused commercial flights in June 2024 to develop its new "Delta class" spaceplanes. Ground testing for the new spaceplane is scheduled to begin in April, with flight tests to follow in ...