In pictures: America’s first spaceport
Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and others expect the site to be the hub of commercial space operations
Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and others expect the site to be the hub of commercial space operations
The first commercial space passengers of Virgin Galactic will be experiencing weightlessenes and "one hell of a ride" by the start of 2013, according to the space travel company's founder, Sir Richard Branson.
Virgin Galactic has rolled out the very cool looking suborbital SpaceShipTwo spacecraft it expects will take thousands of space tourists on a rocket ride to near space.
The man behind Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic Airways is launching a new venture that's out of this world.
Looking to keep the hype machine revved as customers wait at least another year, space tourism company Virgin Galactic today will debut the suborbital SpaceShipTwo spacecraft it expects will take the first space tourists on a ride they’ll never forget.