Virgin Galactic, a brand of Sir Richard Branson famous for its low-earth orbit rocket ship, has decided to throw its hat into the aviation market place. Specifically, with a supersonic jet capable of ...

In June 2024, space tourism pioneer Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) launched its Unity spaceplane with a planeload of space ...

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A SPOKESPERSON FOR WALT DISNEY WORLD TELLS ME THE STAR WARS GALACTIC STARCRUISER WILL TURN INTO OFFICE SPACE FOR DISNEY IMAGINEERS. DISNEY ALSO TELLS ME THEY TOLD ALL OF THEIR IMAGINEERS ABOUT ...

A passenger, Ahmed Rabiu, has filed a N26m lawsuit against Virgin Atlantic Airways over his missing luggage while travelling in an aircraft belonging to the airline from London to Lagos. The ...

LGBT? Today is the 39th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger’s explosion upon takeoff, on January 28, 1986. We lost seven astronauts that day — the first time we had ever lost any in ...

The seven astronauts were killed when the shuttle broke apart on Jan. 28, 1986. (NASA) KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – On a cold Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted off from a ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated the date of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. It occurred Feb. 1, 2003. For millions of Americans, it was an event that ...

A security expert, Alhaji Ahmed Rabiu, has dragged Virgin Atlantic Airways before ... In an affidavit filed supporting the suit, the passenger averred that he boarded flight No. CNY3JV from ...

Virgin Australia says it will "indefinitely suspend" direct flights between Darwin and Adelaide. NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro described the airline's move as “awful” and is calling for ...