Science Aug 10 Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic flies its first tourists to the edge of space By Susan Montoya Bryan, Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation Apr 04 Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission this year and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future missions. By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press
Science Jul 11 Watch 4:53 Space race: Richard Branson flies to space on Virgin Galactic British billionaire Richard Branson took off on Virgin Galactic on Sunday with five others on a historic space flight. Cruising to an altitude of 50 miles, Branson did not cross the Karman line, yet beat Jeff Bezos in the billionaire… By PBS NewsHour
World Jul 11 Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos. By Susan Montoya Bryan, Marcia Dunn, Associated Press
Nation Dec 02 New higher-speed Florida train has highest U.S. death rate None of Brightline’s deaths were caused by crew error or faulty equipment, according to law enforcement and federal reports. The majority have been suicides, while most others involved impatient motorists, pedestrians or bicyclists who misjudged the trains’ speed and ignored… By Terry Spencer, Associated Press
Feb 22 Standoff at Venezuela border leaves a dozen injured, at least one dead By Christine Armario, Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press The violence came just hours before dueling concerts were to begin on the country's western border with Colombia, where much of the U.S.-supplied aid is being stored in a warehouse. Continue reading
Dec 13 Virgin Galactic tourist rocket ship reaches space in test By John Antczak, Associated Press Thursday's supersonic flight takes Virgin Galactic closer to turning the long-delayed dream of commercial space tourism into reality. The company aims to take paying customers on the six-passenger rocket, which is about the size of an executive jet. Continue reading
Nov 02 Virgin Galactic’s ‘SpaceshipTwo’ had ‘in-flight separation’ before crash By Carey Reed The Virgin Galactic test flight that crashed in California's Mojave desert last week began breaking apart mid-air, according to officials from the National Transportation Safety Board, which launched its investigation Saturday. … Continue reading