Sirisha Bandla has become the second India-born, third Indian-American and third Indian-origin woman to go in space. Ahead of her journey as part of the billionaire Richard Branson's team, her grandfather said that he is "overwhelmed with joy".

Sirisha Bandla's family reacts to her becoming the second India -born woman in space

He's always dreamed of it, and in 2004 founded his own company to make it happen. On Sunday, billionaire Richard Branson will take off from a base in New Mexico aboard a Virgin Galactic vessel bound for the edge of space.

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As the clock ticks and hour of Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic spaceflight launch draws nearer, the excitement is palpable around 70-year-old billionaire's travel to the edge of space.

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All eyes are on Richard Branson as he prepares to go to space aboard VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo. The launch is due to take place on July 11 and Branson will be part of the crew that'll go to the edge of the space.

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As Virgin Galactic finalises plans for founder Richard Branson to join five others on a test flight to the edge of space on July 11, the British billionaire said his wife may be nervous about the launch but he himself wasn't the least bit afraid.

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Space tourism company Virgin GalacticOrbit's LauncherOne rocket took seven satellites to orbit after being dropped mid-air from the underside of a modified Boeing 747 nicknamed Cosmic Girl.

Race to space: Virgin Orbit launches seven satellites in LauncherOne mission

Virgin Galactic’s space aircraft conducted the first of three tests which will enable the flight to enter commercial service. Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic has over 500 paying customers including famous movie actors and music personalities waiting for a ride on the "Unity".

Virgin Galactic's 'Unity' completes first spaceflight, moving closer to commercial service

The space tourism company reported an adjusted EBITDA loss of $55.9 million, down from a loss of $59.5 million in the previous quarter.

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Several hundred people have already booked their tickets and begun training for a spectacular voyage: a few minutes, or perhaps days, in the weightlessness of space.

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Going to space, and not taking a selfie, how can that happen? Virgin Galactic thought about it and made some additions to the new spaceship's cabin. Now, each space traveller can float like a star with two paparazzi-like cameras capturing all the zero gravity action like a movie, shot in high-definition stills and video ready to be shared on social media once back on Earth.

Now, Virgin Galactic's new spaceship cabin allows you to take a selfie

Spaceflight for the common man is still a long time away. But, Virgin Galactic has given a sneak peek into how the trip to earth's orbit could feel like. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Inside Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo

Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc said on Monday it has signed up with NASA to develop a program to promote private missions to the International Space Station, sending the shares of the company up more than 14 per cent.

Virgin Galactic, NASA to develop program for private missions to ISS

British billionaire Richard Branson plans to travel to space within the next four or five months aboard his own Virgin Galactic spaceship, he told AFP Thursday. "My wish is to go up on the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, that's what we're working on," the head of the Virgin group said on the sidelines of an event to honor Virgin Galactic at the Air and Space Museum in Washington.

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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo reaches space for first time

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, flew higher than it ever has before on Thursday, surpassing what the US Air Force considers the boundary of space, and marking the first manned flight to space from US soil since 2011.

Thumbs up for astronauts: Branson on Virgin Galactic's voyage into space

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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo took off from California's Mojave desert Thursday night. It was headed for space but fell about 20 kilometres short. SpaceShipTwo was carried by another plane, the WhiteKnightTwo, up to a height of nine miles.

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo blasts off for space, falls 20 km short

Virgin Galatic owner and British entrepreneur Richard Branson said he expects his rocket company to launch a space flight "within weeks, not months". Also Read: Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to be SpaceX Moon traveller "We will be in space with people not too long after that," he added.

Virgin Galatic space flight within weeks, not months: Richard Branson

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