Richard Branson sets new Channel kitesurfing record

Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2012, 15:40

Sir Richard Branson has become the oldest person to kitesurf across the English Channel, after a false start.

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.

Richard Branson prepares for his own deep-sea mission

Last Updated: Saturday, March 31, 2012, 16:28

Sir Richard Branson is now working on his own deep-sea project.

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.

Ashton Kutcher heads to space

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 14:06

Actor Ashton Kutcher will travel to space. He has booked a seat aboard businessman Richard Branson`s suborbital aircraft.

Cowell wants to send singing talent show winner to space

Last Updated: Sunday, January 22, 2012, 13:16

Simon Cowell has revealed that he wants to launch the winner of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ into space with Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic organisation.

Sir Richard Branson invites Kate Winslet to see Titanic prow for real

Last Updated: Sunday, November 20, 2011, 15:55

Kate Winslet is set to see the doomed ship ‘Titanic’ for real – courtesy of billionaire Sir Richard Branson.

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.

Branson was to fund plan to remove Mugabe: Cable

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 12:12

Virgin Group boss Richard Branson had plans to bankroll a diplomatic move aimed at persuading Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe to step down, according to a cable published by WikiLeaks.

Kate Winslet’s new ‘toyboy’ - Richard Branson’s nephew Ned ‘Rocknroll’!

Last Updated: Sunday, September 25, 2011, 12:48

Kate Winslet has reportedly got her new toyboy- Richard Branson’s nephew Ned Abel Smith - a.k.a. Ned Rocknroll.

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.