Virgin Galactic’s first operational spaceship, VSS Unity, carried four passengers and nine research experiments into suborbital space and back on June 8, bringing an end to the company’s commercial ...

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).

Glide flights support pilot training and proficiency Ground crew, maintenance, and Mission Control teams build operational readiness ahead of new Spaceship operations New Spaceship glide flights ...

It’s been so long since the space company founded by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Galactic, performed its last flight, that I almost forgot these guys are around. They are, and they’ve been working off ...

It’s almost time for VSS Unity to stand down. The spaceship’s last commercial flight out of Spaceport America is Saturday. Then, it’ll be all hands on deck for spaceflight company Virgin Galactic to ...

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In advance of the first flight test of Virgin Galactic’s next generation Spaceship, the company announced today that VSS Unity, its prototype Spaceship, has returned to the skies above Spaceport ...