Virgin Galactic

Virgin Galactic is a spaceflight company founded by Sir Richard Branson in 2004, primarily focused on commercial space tourism. The company aims to provide suborbital spaceflights to space tourists, enabling them to experience weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth. Using a spaceplane called VSS Unity, which is carried aloft by a mothership called WhiteKnightTwo, Virgin Galactic plans to offer short trips to the edge of space. The company is part of the larger Virgin Group, which encompasses various ventures across multiple industries. Virgin Galactic distinguishes itself in the aerospace sector by targeting the burgeoning market for commercial space travel and developing a new industry centered around private individuals visiting space.