Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic space flights criticised as 'dangerous, dead-end tech'

Australian astronaut Andy Thomas says space tourism bid is 'really just a high-altitude aeroplane flight'

Sir Richard Branson's bid to take passengers into orbit is dead-end and dangerous technology, Australian astronaut Andy Thomas says.

Branson's Virgin Galactic organisation was celebrating last week after successfully launching a rocket plane into space for the first time.