Space tourism experts are racing to launch their rockets in July, with Richard Branson’s SpaceShipTwo scheduled to take off on Sunday with the British entrepreneur on board less than a week ahead of rival and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ rocket. The Virgin Galactic space plane, which Branson’s extraterrestrial venture plans ...

Space tourism will benefit from an entrepreneur’s journey, but widespread travel to the edge of space will take years. Tourism in space is on the rise. Richard Branson will fly to the edge of space on Sunday, bringing the industry closer to reality — though few travelers will be able ...