Branson would be wiser to look into acquiring the rocket scientists running XCOR. The two are neighbors at California’s Mojave Air and Space Port, in the desert 90 miles north of Los Angeles.

Boeing, XCOR Aerospace, Sierra Nevada, and SpaceX are some of the other companies with craft in the space tourism pipeline. Since none have reached the phase of testing manned missions ...

has promised to fly tourists into space for as little as $102,000, and tickets on XCOR Aerospace's Lynx two-seater will be even cheaper, at $95,000. And although SpaceX is focused mostly on ...

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said on Monday that the Elon Musk-led SpaceX has expressed interest in selecting a ...