Space tourism won`t hurt environment: Richard Branson

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 20:47

Richard Branson has said that his firm Virgin Galactic`s rocket-powered space tourism flights will have only a minor impact on the climate change.

Space tourism won`t hurt environment, says Branson

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 18:49

Richard Branson has said that his firm Virgin Galactic`s rocket-powered space tourism flights will have only a minor impact on the climate change.

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.

Ned Rocknroll, Kate Winslet planning space trip?

Last Updated: Friday, December 28, 2012, 19:20

Actress Kate Winslet has reportedly got an out-of-the-world wedding gift from new husband Ned Rocknroll in the form of a space trip in a Virgin Galactic flight.

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.

Virgin Galactic set for rocket-powered test flights

Last Updated: Thursday, May 31, 2012, 13:25

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, a commercial six-passenger spacecraft is set to make its first rocket-powered suborbital test flight.

Branson says Kutcher is space line`s 500th client

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 15:06

British billionaire Richard Branson said Monday his venture to launch paying tourists into space has netted its 500th customer, and it`s none other than Ashton Kutcher.