Virgin Announces Plans for Space Service
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British entrepreneur Richard Branson said Monday that his Virgin company plans to launch commercial space flights over the next few years.
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Paul Allen&#39;s backing of commercial space flight received a boost Monday, as a startup called Virgin Galactic plans to build an aircraft based on the technology used by SpaceShipOne, the Allen-backed plane that flew into space in June.
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Sir Richard Branson may want to send people into space, but first he&#39;ll have to grasp how to get his Virgin trains to arrive and leave anywhere on time.
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NASA is studying the potential of future cooperation with the suborbital tourism firm Virgin Galactic on a variety of fronts, agency officials announced Wednesday.
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Virgin Atlantic Airways today launched daily non-stop scheduled services between Hong Kong and Sydney using an Airbus 340-600. Sir Richard Branson landed at Sydney aboard the inaugural flight from London, operated
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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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Richard Branson, famed entrepreneur from Great Britain, has announced that he will launch the first passenger space service in 2007.
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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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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.
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Entrepreneur and part-time daredevil Richard Branson plans to launch the world&#39;s first passenger service to space in 2007, offering zero-gravity flights for 110,000 pounds.
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Tycoon Richard Branson unveiled his newest spaceship and said that test flights for the vessel would begin this year.
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Virgin Atlantic honcho Richard Branson yesterday announced plans to boldly go where no airline company has gone before - outer space.
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Sir Richard Branson, airline mogul and adventurer, announced plans yesterday to boldly go where no private transport company has gone before -- into space.
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Space company Virgin Galactic urges the government to allow it to launch passenger flights from the UK.
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Thrill seekers are plunking down six figures to ride rockets that haven't even been built yet, and a new airline called Virgin Galactic promises to be up and soaring in the next three years. Still, the budding space tourism industry faces a myriad of safety concerns - in the sky and on the ground - that must be resolved before any paying passenger takes off...
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LONDON, England -- British entrepreneur Richard Branson announced his company has signed a deal to offer the world&#39;s first commercial flights to space under the branding &quot;Virgin Galactic.
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British entrepreneur Richard Branson is to add a stem cell storage company to his sprawling Virgin empire, a brand that already covers everything from cola and lingerie to airlines and space tourism.