Cosmic Girl pulls away as LauncherOne ignites: The rocket's flight terminated shortly after Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit company has tried unsuccessfully to launch a rocket over the Pacific ...

Sir Richard Branson will co-pilot a hydrogen “space ... person in that tax bracket to surf the ether in a self-funded rocket ...

Richard Branson already saw the blackness of space ... Virgin Galactic’s suborbital rocket launches have flown above 50 miles ...

Sir Richard Branson's space company, Virgin Orbit, just completed its final developmental test with its Boeing 747-400 jet turned satellite launcher and a fully-fueled "captive carry" rocket ...

Sir Richard Branson's newest space company, Virgin Orbit, just debuted its full rocket-and-airplane launch system for the first time. The airplane is a commercial 747-400 jet called "Cosmic Girl ...

A British-made rocket is set to take off from UK ground this year following a £20million cash injection from taxpayer funding ...

Virgin Orbit, the rocket company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson, has laid off nearly 85 per cent of its workforce -- about 675 employees -- after it failed to secure a key funding.

A British-made rocket will attempt to reach space from home soil for the first time later this year, with the project going ahead after receiving £20m in taxpayer funding.

It could transport people to Mars, the moon or even to an asteroid. Virgin Galactic is developing a rocket plane that Branson hopes will usher in an era of space tourism. Passengers will get 6 ...

Richard Branson's airline cut thousands of jobs in ... Blue Origin will try again to launch its New Shepard rocket. It'd be a step forward in the billionaire space race between Jeff Bezos and ...

Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson's ambitious plans for space exploration. On Tuesday, Jeff Bezo’s completed his launch into space and people are comparing his rocket to Dr. Evil’s. In a new ...