All news by author: Christopher Bucktin in Spaceport America

Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic first flight with tourists went off without a hitch today as it launched from Spaceport America, around 45 miles north of Las Cruces in New Mexico, US

Pauline Goodwin, the wife of intrepid astronaut Jon Goodwin, said she was 'very proud' moments before the launch of Virgin Galactic's first rocket ship ride in New Mexico