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Virgin Galactic Flies Its First Tourists to the Edge of Space

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, including a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a ...

August 10, 2023BY The Associated Press

Galactic Gobble: Star Swallows Planet in One Big Gulp

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—For the first time, scientists have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet—not ...

May 7, 2023BY The Associated Press

Billionaire Richard Branson Soars to Space Aboard His Own Rocket Plane

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—British billionaire Richard Branson on Sunday soared more than 50 miles above the New Mexico ...

July 11, 2021BY Reuters

Billionaire Branson Set to Fly to Space Aboard Virgin Galactic Rocket Plane

Decades after burnishing his reputation as a wealthy daredevil mogul in a series of boating and hot-air balloon ...

July 10, 2021BY Reuters

Virgin Galactic Moves One Step Closer to Commercial Space Flights

Flying at Mach 3 and reaching more than 55 miles above the Earth Saturday, British billionaire Sir Richard ...

May 23, 2021BY Reuters