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Chinese space startup Deep Blue Aerospace sold tickets for a 12-minute journey to space, which could take place as soon as 2027.

Chinese Startup Offers Trips to Edge of Space for an Absolute Bargain, Sells Out in Minutes

By Victor Tangermann

Archaeologists were affronted to discover that billionaires had sent ancient hominin bones up on a Virgin Galactic spaceflight.

Paleontologists Furious When Ancient Human Fossils Blasted to Space

By Noor Al-Sibai

Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic has kicked off its first-ever all-tourist trip into the upper atmosphere, but not space.

Richard Branson Blasts Daredevils a Bit High, But Definitely Not Into Space

By Victor Tangermann

Richard Branson says that Elon Musk surprised him in his kitchen at 2am, hours before Branson's first trip to Almost Space with Virgin Galactic.

Richard Branson Says Elon Musk Showed Up at His House at 2am

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Virgin Galactic announced that is has lost an astonishing $1 billion in 2020 and 2021, a colossal figure, given it made only $3.5 million in those years.

Virgin Galactic Lost an Absolutely Staggering Amount of Money Last Year

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic announced on July 12, the day after Branson's flight, that it was selling $500 million in stock. Now, the company is grounded by the FAA.

Virgin Galactic Dumped $500 Million in Stocks Before Bad News Dropped

By Victor Tangermann

The Federal Aviation Administration is grounding Virgin Galactic until further notice, following a troubling report about Richard Branson's maiden voyage.

FAA Grounds Virgin Galactic Indefinitely Following Reports of Chaotic Flight

By Victor Tangermann

As laid out by reporter Nicholas Schmidle in a revealing piece for The New Yorker, the crew on board Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity spacecraft veered way off course.

Richard Branson’s Rocket Went Way Off Course During Spaceflight

By Victor Tangermann

Elon Musk Denounces “Those Who Attack Space”

Elon Musk Denounces “Those Who Attack Space”

By Victor Tangermann

Branson's flight was a testament to the years of hard work put in by Virgin Galactic's engineers — but to call it traveling to "space" would be a mistake.

Richard Branson Didn’t Go to Space Yesterday, He Just Cruised Through the Upper Atmosphere

By Victor Tangermann

BREAKING: Richard Branson Successfully Flies to Space on Virgin Rocket

BREAKING: Richard Branson Successfully Flies to Space on Virgin Rocket

By Tony Ho Tran

Richard Branson recently announced he would be traveling to space over a week before Jeff Bezos's own journey. Bezos is "seriously pissed off."

Blue Origin Is Officially Feuding With Virgin Galactic

By Victor Tangermann

Following Virgin Orbit's successful launch of seven satellites earlier this morning, CEO Richard Branson threw a jab at the competition.

Richard Branson Roasts Jeff Bezos Going to Space: “Jeff Who?”

By Victor Tangermann

Rumors are spreading that Virgin Galactic CEO Richard Branson will attempt to beat rival and Blue Origins CEO Jeff Bezos to space this summer.

Richard Branson Is Reportedly Racing to Go to Space Before Jeff Bezos

By Victor Tangermann

Virgin Galactic has unveiled its latest next-generation spaceship called VSS Imagine.

Virgin Galactic Unveils New Spaceship

By Victor Tangermann

Flat-earthers still somehow exist in 2021, so one guy wants to send one such conspiracy theorist to space to prove them wrong.

There’s a Crowdfunding Campaign to Send a Flat-Earther to Space

By Dan Robitzski