Virgin Galactic is a spaceflight company that is developing commercial spacecraft for suborbital space tourism. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Mojave, California. Virgin Galactic is part of the Virgin Group, which is owned by Sir Richard Branson. The company's spacecraft are designed to carry passengers and payloads to suborbital space, where they will experience weightlessness and see the curvature of the Earth. Virgin Galactic has already sold tickets to more than 600 customers, who have paid up to $250,000 each for a seat on a future flight. The company is also developing a spacecraft for orbital space tourism, which is expected to launch in the next few years.