Virgin Galactic is set to launch its VSS Unity space plane as early as next week - this will be the first flight since coronavirus restrictions were introduced in New Mexico. The flight will launch on ...

Virgin Galactic's second SpaceShipTwo has flown again. The vehicle, known as VSS Unity, was hauled into the skies above Mojave, California, this morning (June 1) by the carrier aircraft WhiteKnightTwo ...

Virgin Galactic's newest space plane has taken to the skies again. The suborbital SpaceShipTwo vehicle, known as VSS Unity, completed its second-ever powered test flight today (May 29), soaring high ...

The successful free-flight test run, which the company said was first of many, comes after a series of captive carry flights undertaken over the past few weeks. Virgin Galactic — the aerospace firm ...

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).

Virgin Galactic customers who have splashed out hundreds of thousands of dollars on a trip to space are finally set to be rewarded. The firm, founded by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, has ...

Two pilots were onboard the VSS Unity which blasted off from Spaceport America, New Mexico, for the first time. The flight saw a carrier plane named VMS Eve take the VSS Unity into the skies before it ...

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A Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo space plane took to the air under the wing of its massive mothership Thursday (Sept. 8), marking the first flight test for the private space travel company since a ...

Virgin Galactic was forced to abort its first powered spaceflight in two years after the craft's rocket engine failed to ignite. There was a trail of smoke as the VSS Unity SpaceShipTwo vehicle - ...

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Richard Branson is set to fly into space this weekend (Getty) Sir Richard Branson is preparing to fly into space this weekend with his private space company Virgin Galactic. The 70-year-old ...