Virgin`s SpaceShipTwo covers `record` 13.5 miles at speed of Mach 1.4

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 10:24

Space tourism company Virgin Galactic blasted its SpaceShipTwo reusable space vehicle nearly 13.5 miles into the air, and reached a speed of Mach 1.4 on Friday.

Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo completes test flight

Last Updated: Saturday, January 11, 2014, 16:18

Virgin Galactic`s space tourism vehicle, SpaceShipTwo, recorded a new high Friday on its third rocket-powered supersonic test flight.

Soon, balloon to edge of space for a USD 75,000 price tag

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 15:42

Arizona`s World View Company is developing a space capsule, which will be propelled into the sky by giant helium balloons, for 75 thousand dollars price tag.

Video: Watch awesome footage from Virgin Galactic’s SS2 flight

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 19:05

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) has released a new footage following its successful second powered test flight last week.

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo clears second powered test flight

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 22:14

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) completed its second powered test flight on Thursday (September 5), soaring higher than ever before as it roared through the skies.

Stephen Hawking eyes space flight next year

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 19:45

Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has made it clear that being on a ventilator hasn’t curbed his lifestyle and said his next aim is to go join British tycoon Richard Branson on a space flight as early as next year.

Branson plans to ferry tourists into space in 2014

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 19:29

Virgin Galactic, after launching the historic first rocket-powered flight of its SpaceShipTwo vehicle, plans to build a fleet of orbital spaceships and begin ferrying hundreds of tourists into space in 2014.

SpaceShipTwo makes 1st rocket-powered flight

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 30, 2013, 10:45

The dream of taking a trip to space has come a step closer to reality with the Virgin Galactic`s SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spacecraft making its first successful rocket-powered test flight on Monday.

Virgin Galactic`s SpaceShipTwo completes `Cold Flow` test

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 10:44

Commercial space travel has come closer to reality with the successful completion of the `Cold Flow` flight test of Virgin Galactic`s SpaceShipTwo spacecraft.

Virgin Galactic`s SpaceShipTwo passes key flight test

Last Updated: Sunday, December 23, 2012, 20:28

A spaceplane built by Richard Branson`s spaceflight company has successfully completed a key flight test that would eventually enable it to carry passengers to space.

Virgin spaceship to be turned into science lab

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 5, 2012, 15:30

SpaceShipTwo, as the vehicle is sometimes called, will carry six fare-paying passengers just above the atmosphere to experience a few minutes of weightlessness.