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Sirisha Bandla — the Indian-origin woman who flew with Richard Branson into space
Born in Guntur and brought up in Texas, Bandla is the third Indian-origin woman to head to space after Kalpana Chawla and Sunita Williams
UAE’s Mars mission delayed again due to bad weather
Named Al-Amal or ‘Hope’, the probe is the first-ever Arab space mission now set to be launched on coming Friday
Space tourism to be a reality any day now
Virgin Galactic moves to new a base, re-locating pilots and engineers, entering the 'home stretch' toward commercial space flights.
Virgin Galactic's first test passenger gets commercial astronaut wings
Branson has said he hopes to be the first passenger on a commercial flight in 2019.
Virgin Galactic's first test passenger gets commercial astronaut wings
During The 90-minute flight passengers will be able to experience a few minutes of weightlessness and see the Earth’s curvature.
Virgin Galactic sends three humans to space
The spacecraft spent a few minutes in microgravity, proving the safety, comfort and feasibility of the spaceflight for passengers.
Branson's Virgin Galactic takes another step toward space tourism
The reusable SpaceShipTwo craft previously flew to an altitude of more than 51 miles in December 2018.
Blue Origin to make 10th flight test of space tourist rocket
The liftoff is scheduled for 8:50 am Central time (1450 GMT) from a Texas launchpad.
Virgin Galactic completes crewed space test, more flights soon
The successful test flight presages a new era of civilian space travel that could kick off as soon as next year.
Virgin Galactic to launch people into space in future
The plan is to build a new passenger spaceplane and launch it from a future Grottaglie Spaceport in Italy.