Tourism

VAN HORN, Texas—The scheduled trip of Amazon. AMZN -0.67% com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos…

The New Shepard rocket and capsule that will carry Mr. Bezos and three others was developed by his Blue Origin company, named for the belief that this blue…

Richard Branson’s extravagant jaunt to space on Sunday signaled the dawning of a new space age — for the few people that can afford it. Jeff Bezos is…

Virgin Galactic launched its first fully crewed trip to the edge of space on Sunday, July 11, with company founder Richard Branson one of four…

The British entrepreneur beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos to the edge of space. Mr. Bezos is set to embark on his own space…

SPACEPORT AMERICA, N.M. — Soaring more than 50 miles into the hot, glaringly bright skies above New Mexico, Richard Branson at last fulfilled a dream that…

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M.—Richard Branson reached the edge of space and landed successfully after a flight aimed at spurring a new,…

Before they open the lucrative space tourism business to the public, Richard Branson-owned Virgin Atlantic and Jeff Bezos-led Blue Origin are fighting and…

A PR war between two billionaire-owned space companies, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin and Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic, is starting to get spicy. Ever…

Space tourism is trying to take off. Richard Branson’s planned flight to the edge of space on Sunday brings the nascent industry closer to…