British billionaire Sir Richard Branson almost, but not quite, flew into space today as a passenger aboard the privately built and operated Virgin Galactic spaceplane, VSS Unity, which took off from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (AFP via Getty Images) Richard Branson and Virgin Galactic are offering trip to the edge of space to promote their newest venture.

One of the astronauts on Sunday's historic flight tries to summon the words to describe a few life-changing minutes. Eric Mack has been a CNET contributor since 2011. Eric and his family live 100% ...

New camera views from the cockpit and carrier launch plane follow Richard Branson on his debut flight. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Sir Richard Branson recently took the VSS Unity to what was called "space", but now astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has said its technically not "space" ...

The Bay Area reacted to Sunday's historic flight into space as people watched Virgin Galactic Founder Richard Branson and his crew of five return to earth. "I have dreamt of this moment since I was a ...

The company's space plane launched with Branson onboard Sunday morning - just days before Jeff Bezos's launch. Virgin Galactic is livestreaming the spaceflight; the video feed is embedded below. See ...