U.S. anti-espionage laws bar Chinese nationals from Virgin space flights . Virgin Galactic , the space tourism company founded by British billionaire Richard Branson , has barred Chinese nationals from applying for spots on its first commercial flights . The company is also under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration for its use of a Chinese-made rocket engine in one of its rockets that failed to meet safety standards and was later found to have been used Trips criticized as too short and too expensive .
U.S. anti-espionage laws bar Chinese nationals from Virgin space flights . The company is also under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration for its use of a Chinese-made rocket engine in one of its rockets that failed to meet safety standards and was later found to have been used Trips criticized as too short and too expensive .