Virgin Galactic’s first spaceship to test-fly this year

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 17:41

Virgin Galactic, an offshoot of Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, is planning to test-fly its first spaceship beyond the Earth’s atmosphere this year.

Soon, a strip club in space

Last Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 13:56

Playboy has teamed up with the space tourism company Virgin Galactic in fantasizing a Playboy Club in space.

Playboy and Virgin Galactic envision strip club in space

Last Updated: Sunday, February 26, 2012, 12:42

The popular adult-magazine company, Playboy, has teamed up with the space tourism company Virgin Galactic in fantasizing a Playboy Club in space — a sprawling sci-fi inspired depiction of fun and games on a huge private space station.

Richard Branson opens world`s first `spaceport`

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 18, 2011, 10:29

Richard Branson opens the world`s first built-from-scratch launch station for sending people and payloads into space.

NASA books 1st flight from New Mexico spaceport

Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 08:41

NASA has booked a charter suborbital flight from Virgin Galactic`s spaceport operations in southern New Mexico.

Virgin aims for first space launch within a year

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 19:25

British business magnate Richard Branson hopes to launch a vessel into space within the next 12 months, kicking off an era of commercial space travel.

Virgin spaceship gets new runway

Last Updated: Saturday, October 23, 2010, 13:33

The world`s first commercial passenger spaceship moved a step closer to takeoff, as a new runway at a remote New Mexico spaceport was unveiled.

Private spaceship makes first solo glide flight

Last Updated: Monday, October 11, 2010, 09:58

Virgin Galactic`s space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight on Sunday.

Virgin Galactic`s SpaceShipTwo takes maiden flight

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 23, 2010, 09:57

Virgin Galactic`s SpaceShipTwo rocket plane took its maiden flight Monday passing a crucial milestone as it aims to become the first private sector vehicle to take paying customers into space.

Virgin Galactic sees space test flights in 2011

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 19:08

Virgin Galactic is aiming to launch test flights into space in 2011, but does not need additional financing after selling a stake to Abu Dhabi`s Abaar last year, its chief executive said on Wednesday.

Virgin Galactic readies maiden suborbital flight

Last Updated: Sunday, December 6, 2009, 23:31

British billionaire Sir Richard Branson will unveil a craft on Monday that could soon carry tourists on an out-of-this-world trip into space -- for a mere 200,000 dollars.