MOJAVE, Calif. - Virgin Galactic's space tourism rocket SpaceShipTwo achieved its first solo glide flight Sunday, marking another step in the company's eventual plans to fly paying passengers.

"The Space Gal" has become the 100th woman to fly into space. Emily Calandrelli lifted off as one of the six passengers ...

Ron Rosano bought a ticket and waited 13 years to fly to the edge of space. The Muir Beach resident finally made it on Oct. 6, when he spent a few weightless minutes in awe of the planet aboard Virgin ...

We have met many times, on space training sessions and at Virgin Galactic events. We all drew lots to decide who would be on which flight once commercial flights of VSS Unity began, in June this year: ...

WASHINGTON — Operating under a veil of secrecy reminiscent of a national security launch, Virgin Galactic performed its third commercial suborbital spaceflight Sept. 8 with three private astronauts on ...

Fresh off its first commercial mission, Virgin Galactic will return to the skies on August 10 to take three private citizens to suborbital space and back. The crew for the mission, called Galactic 02, ...

Colin Bennett looks down at Earth from VSS Unity. Image credit: Virgin Galactic. A mother-daughter duo from Antigua and Barbuda who won their tickets in a sweepstakes and an 80-year-old former ...

(CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of the founder of Virgin Group, Ltd., Richard Branson. Struggled in school due to dyslexia. Signed notable artists such as the Sex Pistols, Culture Club, the Rolling ...

Struggled in school due to dyslexia. Signed notable artists such as the Sex Pistols, Culture Club, the Rolling Stones and Genesis to the Virgin Records label. Some of his possessions over time have ...

Virgin Galactic is making headlines after announcing the first-ever commercial spaceflight, which is now available to the general public. British entrepreneur Richard Branson formed Virgin Galactic, ...

Virgin Galactic is up and running. The company aced its first-ever commercial mission today (June 29), sending four passengers to suborbital space and back. It was a landmark moment for Virgin ...

Four passengers will join four crew on the flight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Update for 12:20 p.m. ET, June 29: Virgin ...