Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity during a free flight in Earth's atmosphere on April 26, 2023. Virgin Galactic will launch its first ...

This was Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity's last flight. Six passengers and crew flew to an altitude of 54.4 miles (87.5 km). Galactic O7 Space Tourists: Anand "Andy" Harish Sadhwani of California Irving ...

Virgin Galactic announced that May 25 will mark the opening for its Unity 25 mission, and Spaceport America, located in New Mexico, will serve as its launch site, according to a press release from the ...

Virgin Galactic’s VSS unity suborbital spaceplane lands at Spaceport America at the conclusion of the Galactic 06 flight Jan 26. Credit: Spaceport America WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic conducted its ...

Namira Salim (Pakistan), Trevor Beattie (UK) and Ron Rosano (US) flew on Virgin Galactic's Galactic 04 mission. Salim became ...

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane, VSS Unity, on the Unity 25 test flight May 25. Credit: Virgin Galactic WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic will reduce the frequency of flights of its ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. successfully completed the final commercial flight of the space tourism company’s Unity spacecraft Saturday, marking an important milestone for the firm. The Richard ...

The impressive flight cadence of Virgin Galactic's VSS Unity space plane won't last much longer. Unity flew for the sixth time in as many months last week, carrying two research scientists and another ...

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. is targeting a launch window that opens June 8 for its milestone Galactic 07 mission. The Galactic 07 mission will be the final flight of Virgin Galactic’s SPCE Unity ...

The Unity’s feathering system is a mechanism that allows the vehicle to fold up its twin tail booms into a configuration more like a capsule, thereby increasing its stability upon re-entry into ...