SPACE tourism could be the next giant leap for mankind under a plan unveiled yesterday by Virgin boss Richard Branson.

Space tourism could be the next giant leap for mankind under a plan unveiled today by Virgin boss Richard Branson.

The pilot who made a pioneering commercial flight to space told today how he feared he would be killed during the mission.

SPACE tourism came a step closer yesterday when a private commercial rocket flew into the near reaches of space for the first time.

Space tourism came a step closer today when a private commercial rocket flew into the near reaches of space for the first time.

Aviation enthusiasts gathered in the Californian desert today hoping to see the first flight into space by a privately-developed manned rocket.

A rocket plane broke the sound barrier during its first powered flight, but a partial landing gear collapse caused it to veer off its Californian desert runway.