Branson takes Virgin into space
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It was meant to be Sir Richard Branson's big day. The bearded impresario announced yesterday morning that his Virgin empire was about to soar far above its usual stock of CDs, transatlantic flights and ...
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ENTREPRENEUR Richard Branson wants to fly flagship international airline Virgin Atlantic to Australian cities beyond Sydney, eventually introducing giant A380 double-decker planes on key routes.
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Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson announces an agreement to secure the first commercial flights into space.
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British airline magnate Richard Branson announced a hugely ambitious plan for the world's first commercial space flights, saying he would send &quot;thousands&quot; of fee-paying astronauts into orbit in the next five years.
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Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson has launched what he called the world's biggest prize to inspire innovators to develop a way to remove greenhouse gases from the earth's atmosphere.
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Richard Branson plans to fly the first commercial passengers into space. Let&#39;s hope we experience delays. This week Sir Richard Branson announced his plans to fly the first commercial passengers into space.
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British billionaire Richard Branson said his Virgin Group wants to increase flights to India and invest in the Indian domestic carrier business to tap into a fast-expanding passenger market.
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SIR Richard Branson did not disappoint with his stunts yesterday, flying into Sydney to promote his international airline Virgin Atlantic.
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&quot;Star Trek&quot; star William Shatner and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Dave Navarro are among thousands who want to fly on Virgin&#39;s proposed commercial space flights, company chief Richard Branson said Friday.
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Space tourism, a long-cherished dream of mankind, is a step closer to being realised with the announcement by tycoon Richard Branson that his Virgin Atlantic airline has signed a technology licensing deal with a US company.
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The designer of the SpaceShipOne vessel, which cracked the barrier to manned commercial space flight earlier this year, signs a deal with Virgin Airways' Richard Branson to build more spacecraft based on that design.
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Richard Branson says the Virgin Global Flyer is looking good for its solo trip around the world without refuelling.
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The Virgin chief Sir Richard Branson announced his company has signed an agreement potentially worth Â£14 million to secure the world&#39;s first commercial flights to space.
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(Sept. 27) -- You could soon have an out of this world trip for the right price. Virgin Atlantic&#39;s Richard Branson announced Monday that his company has signed an agreement to start offering the world&#39;s first commercial flights into space.
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British airline tycoon Richard Branson said Monday he has cut a deal with a US rocket ship company to take paying passengers into space.
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&quot;Virgin has been in talks with Paul Allen and Burt [Rutan] throughout this year and in the early hours of Saturday signed a historical deal to license SpaceShipOne&#39;s technology to build the world&#39;s
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SEPTEMBER 28, 2004 -- London -- The ultimate high-end incentive trip took another step closer to reality yesterday when Richard Branson, head of the Virgin Group, announced plans to launch commercial space flights by 2007.