Jeff Bezos successfully blasted into space on Tuesday July 20, accompanied by his brother, and 18-year-old student, and space race pioneer Wally Funk, 82.... Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket launched at 2. 12pm near Van Horn, Texas. The billionaire launched into space after years of preparation. The crew travelled in a capsule that had the largest windows ever flown in space.It took just over 10 minutes for the New Shepard to safely return to Earth. The trip meant Funk was the oldest person to

LOS ANGELES--Virgin Galactic said Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration has cleared it to resume launches after an investigation into why its spaceship veered off course while descending during a July flight with founder Richard Branson aboard. The company said it was advised by the FAA that corrective actions proposed by Virgin Galactic have been accepted.A larger area will be designated as protected airspace to ensure there is room for “ a variety of possible flight trajectories d

Virgin Galactic has revealed plans to start taking tourists into space every single day.... The private space company successfully launched its founder, Sir Richard Branson, to the edge of space on Sunday, in what was a ground-breaking test flight for space tourism. The billionaire launched from Spaceport America on Sunday afternoon, in a rocket plane that's been in development for almost two decades. Branson's rocket plane, known as Unity, was launched by a larger space rocket, before the plan

“ But we don’t have any announcements about Virgin Galactic’s future flight plans at this time.” Unlike Blue Origin's and SpaceX's capsules launched from the ground by reusable rockets, Virgin Galactic uses a winged spacecraft that launches from the belly of an airplane.... Bezos is taking his brother and two others along for the ride on July 20, the 52nd anniversary of the first human moon landing. ———The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Me

Virgin Mogul Richard Branson made history today with his first flight with Virgin Galactic into space.... During the mission, dubbed Unity 22, Mr Branson sent a message back to earth of congratulations and thank you.... He praised all of the hard work that went into the project and remained optimistic about the future prospects of Virgin Galactic. While Mr Branson's message was not completely audible, he could be heard saying it was an" experience of a lifetime." The Virgin Galactic company ha

The window for that research flight will begin June 27 and span the next three days, with timing depending on the weather.... The company completed its final test fight in May. After reaching an altitude of nearly 50, 000 feet( 15, 000 meters), Virgin Galactic’s space plane is released from a carrier aircraft and drops for a moment before igniting its rocket motor.... The rocket ship then glides back to the runway at Spaceport America in the New Mexico desert. Virgin Galactic has sold about 80

Virgin Galactic The Virgin Galactic Unity22 Crew, consisting of Dave Mackay, Colin Bennett, Beth Moses, Richard Branson, Sirisha Bandla and Michael Masucci, are pictured in a July 2021 photo released by Virgin Galactic.... Patrick T. Fallon/ AFP via Getty Images The Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane Unity returns to earth after the mothership separated at Spaceport America, near Truth and Consequences, New Mexico on July 11, 2021.... It's just unreal." Just nine days after Branson's spa

Tickets for Virgin Galactic space flights will open to the public on Wednesday at the eye-watering price of nearly ￡333, 000 for the 90-minute voyage-about ￡3, 700 a minute. The company says it wants to have 1, 000 customers signed up by the time it begins the service later this year. Many celebrities have reportedly reserved their slots including Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Russell Brand, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber. Some ticket holders have been waiting

Sir Richard Branson's voyage to the edge of space on July 11 was a cause for celebration at the Virgin Galactic HQ.... After spending millions of dollars and 17 years of hard work, the Virgin founder and a crew of three flight specialists flew a spacecraft into suborbital space.... It will come down." For the time being, Sir Richard, Mr Bezos and their hand-picked guests are the only members of a very elusive club of space-faring billionaires....